Kalfa Surname

81,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Greece

Kalfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,3091:23,5182,703
Greece8271:13,3981,806
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Israel4501:19,0172,828
France3351:198,27730,839
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Bulgaria551:126,8897,394
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Northern Cyprus231:13,8703,613
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Austria91:946,15970,786
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kalfa (912) may also be a first name.

Kalfa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kalfa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kalfa (Hindi: कल्फा, Russian: Кальфа) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalfa is the 81,131st most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,216,213 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Kalfa reside; 52 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kalfa is also the 268,506th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 912 people.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,309 people, or 1 in 23,518. In Turkey Kalfa is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent live, Bursa Province, where 9 percent live and Trabzon Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 14 percent live and Chad, where 8 percent live.

Kalfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalfa last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kalfa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.32% less than the national average, earning 293,053 kr per year; in United States they earn 79.34% more than the national average, earning $77,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $48,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalfa917,276/
Kallfa9199/
Gkalfa9131/
Kalfai9119/
Kalfau919/
Kalfah918/
Kalfaß913/
Kalfad912/
Kailfa911/
Kalfay911/
Kahlfa911/
Hkalfa911/
Kallfaß83165/
Khalfay83151/
Khalfai83100/
Gkalfas8333/
Kalfass8332/
Kalfahs8321/
Khalfah8312/
Khailfa838/
Kailefa831/
Khallfa831/
Kalfaia831/
Khalfea831/
Kallfas831/
Calfa801,102/
Kalfe80280/
Kalfi8093/
Kolfa8012/
Kalfo806/
Kallfass77178/
Kalfhaus7757/
Khalfaia771/
Kaulfass771/
Khalfauy771/
Khalfi7321,139/
Khelfa733,861/
Khalfe731,289/
Calfat73271/
Qalfat73244/
Calfas73184/
Koulfa7330/
Kalfos7312/
Calffa7311/
Kalfou736/
Khalfé736/
Kholfa736/
Kalfes735/
Kalfod732/
Khalfo732/
Gkolfa731/
Kalfui731/
Kalfey731/
Kalpha731/
Kaulfe731/
Kahlfi731/
Kalfiy731/
Kolfas731/
Kolfai731/
Kalfás731/
Kalfeh731/
Kalfee731/
Kalfie731/
Kkhalfauy711/
Kalfood67278/
Callfas67251/
Khalfey67188/
Kalfoss67110/
Kalfous6743/
Kalphat6742/
Kolfahe6736/
Kalfetz6712/
Kholfah679/
Kalfjøs675/
Chealfa674/
Khalffi673/
Kalfoot673/
Kolfach672/
Khellfa672/
Khalfhy672/
Khalffy672/
Calfaus672/
Khalfio671/
Kaulfer671/
Kalfesh671/
Kholfai671/
Khalfeh671/
Kholffa671/
Kalfeis671/
Calfass671/
Khelfah671/
Khalfou671/
Khoulfa671/
Kolfasz671/
Koulfad671/
Koulfai671/
Gkoulfa671/
Kealpha671/
Calfatt670/

Kalfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalfa in the Hindi language
कल्फाkalpha60.87
कलफाkalapha39.13
Kalfa in the Russian language
Кальфаkalfa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalfa
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