Kalg Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kalg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1351:60,3987,783
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kalg (24) may also be a first name.

Kalg Last Name Facts

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

Kalg occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,315,412th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Kalg are found; 79 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 79 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held given name on earth, held by 24 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 60,398. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 74 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 16 percent reside and National Capital District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.

Kalg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kalg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kalg surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalgh899/
Kal'g891/
Kailg890/
Kalgue806/
Khalgh801/
Kalk753,391/
Kalc75218/
Kolg7513/
Qalg7512/
Calg755/
Kalq751/
Kalgova7323/
Kalgowa731/
Kaulgue731/
Kalke673,452/
Khalq671,756/
Kalck67554/
Khalk67418/
Kalkh67240/
Kalks67162/
Kailq677/
Kaulk673/
Koilg672/
Kalqq671/
Qalgh671/
Kahlq671/
Kalhk671/
Kalqe671/
Kahlk671/
Callg671/
Kalkp671/
Kaulc671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalg
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