Kali Surname

1,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261,7471:2,931291
Bangladesh5,7681:27,6281,822
Philippines3,0561:33,1284,911
Kazakhstan2,6391:6,7001,023
South Africa2,2551:24,0263,054
Algeria1,9041:20,2903,726
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Indonesia1,7541:75,3998,057
Turkey1,4781:52,6535,190
Nigeria1,4391:123,1018,091
Morocco1,2951:26,6224,228
Tanzania1,2301:43,0424,892
Papua New Guinea1,1971:6,812462
Chad1,1551:11,7681,513
DR Congo1,0331:71,5198,362
Lesotho9041:2,248289
Congo8451:5,904916
Pakistan8041:222,1945,240
Kenya7481:61,7386,020
Afghanistan7231:44,4721,624
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Niger5751:33,3771,840
Uganda5511:70,8527,853
Cameroon5381:38,6045,166
France5001:132,84520,312
United States4191:865,05765,721
Romania2941:68,2928,182
Solomon Islands2801:2,072172
Malaysia2681:110,0537,383
Namibia2621:9,1961,780
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Zambia2011:78,8556,716
Greece2001:55,3999,233
Ivory Coast1811:127,4656,209
Suriname1731:3,194558
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
Russia1291:1,117,23383,491
United Arab Emirates1031:88,9547,958
Qatar941:25,0852,628
England821:679,48938,951
Albania621:47,0016,300
Hungary621:158,32714,141
Benin591:175,18017,306
Peru451:706,31416,453
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
Nepal351:813,7425,478
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Burkina Faso201:917,6059,572
Northern Cyprus201:15,9514,166
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
China151:91,154,7714,767
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark121:470,39330,183
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tonga41:26,828461
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Káli (782) & Kalí (1) are calculated separately.

Kali (423,392) may also be a first name.

Kali Last Name Facts

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

Kali (Bengali: কালী, Georgian: კალი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻝ, Hindi: कली, Marathi: काळी, Oriya: କାଳି, Russian: Кали, Tibetan: ཀ་ལི་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Káli or Kalí. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,823rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,243 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kali reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kali is also the 2,416th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 423,392 people.

The surname Kali is most common in India, where it is held by 261,747 people, or 1 in 2,931. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 76 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 5 percent are found and Haryana, where 5 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 122 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Kali Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kali has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kali surname rose 5,986 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (56%) in Kenya, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kali last name are 36.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kali earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,781 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.4% less than the national average, earning R 172,524 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.48% less than the national average, earning $11,241,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $46,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Káli92782/
Kalí921/
Kalia8920,023/
Kalai8918,834/
Kalli8918,423/
Khali8918,032/
Kaloi896,218/
Kalei895,716/
Kaliy894,982/
Kahli893,482/
Kalio893,421/
Kaali893,271/
Kaili892,591/
Kauli892,035/
Kayli891,390/
Kalii891,298/
Kajli891,129/
Kališ89528/
Kalyi89465/
Kalui89450/
Kaliś89432/
Kalie89350/
Kaliç89330/
Kalih89305/
Kaeli89181/
Kalği89173/
Kalhi89166/
Gkali89101/
Kalgi8999/
Kkali8968/
Keali8945/
Kalij8941/
Kaáli8925/
Ckali895/
Kgali892/
Kaliş891/
Kallio8012,576/
Kailie807,112/
Kahali803,123/
Kallai802,250/
Khaili801,984/
Khalai80919/
Kallie80553/
Khauli80461/
Kallia80428/
Khalij80423/
Khalei80393/
Khaali80380/
Kalihe80323/
Kaulgi80319/
Khalia80306/
Khalih80295/
Kaulia80257/
Kaulio80247/
Kalaiy80236/
Kahuli80193/
Kaliey80151/
Kalije80142/
Kailio80122/
Kaliai80116/
Khalli80111/
Gkalis8095/
Kaulai8079/
Khalyi8078/
Kailai8075/
Khalui8070/
Kahlai8068/
Khalgi8063/
Kalaai8055/
Kahlie8055/
Kaylie8052/
Kaloit8049/
Khalie8049/
Khalio8048/
Khayli8044/
Kallih8039/
Khaloi8034/
Kkaili8033/
Kaulei8028/
Kalgai8025/
Kaslis8024/
Kauliz8024/
Kaelai8023/
Kaleit8021/
Kgauli8021/
Kalyai8018/
Kaalia8018/
Kalaia8018/
Kailei8017/
Kaehli8017/
Kalhio8017/
Kalipp8015/
Kauhli8013/
Kaalio8012/
Kalloi8012/
Kalhai8011/
Kailia8010/
Kaulie8010/
Kalieh8010/
Kallei809/
Kajliç809/
Kaliay808/
Khaeli808/
Kattli808/
Kalliy807/
Kealia807/
Kaliaj807/
Kaulli806/
Kaalli806/
Kailoi806/
Kkalli805/
Kailih805/
Kalaij804/
Kaleij804/
Kajlia804/
K'Alid804/
Kaalai803/
Kadtli803/
Kaloid803/
Kaylia803/
Kasloi803/
Kheali802/
Kallhi802/
Kailli802/
Kaalie802/
Khahli802/
Kaliea802/
Kalisd802/
Kaloiz802/
Kaliaa802/
Kaulii801/
Kaului801/
Kahlei801/
Kailii801/
Kailiy801/
Kaalii801/
Kaaliy801/
Khhali801/
Kalipf801/
Kallgi801/
Kallii801/
Kallui801/
Kaluui801/
Kkalia801/
Kqkali801/
Khajli801/
Kahliz801/
Kaluij801/
Kalliz801/
Kalghi801/
Kalhei801/
Kalhoi801/
Kaleiy801/
Kaeliy801/
Kahlii801/
Kkaali801/
Gkalia801/
Gkalli801/
Kaleih801/
Ckalie801/
Kkalui801/
Kaylei801/
Kealie801/
Kallyi801/
Kaalgi801/
Kkalid801/
Kaylli801/
Kale75541,706/
Koli75521,629/
Kala75208,742/
Cali7597,443/
Keli759,419/
Qali753,054/
Kaly752,433/
Kalé7518/
Kõli7515/
Köli756/
Kalá752/
Kalè751/
Kalj751/
Kaulich73557/
Kahlich73373/
Khailia73255/
Kkailis73127/
Kailich73108/
Kahleis7369/
Kallich7365/
Kalahai7346/
Kallais7342/
Khallih7329/
Kajlich7328/
Kailaai7319/
Khealie7318/
Khallie7315/
Hkalish7313/
Keaulii7313/
Khalihe7312/
Katelli7312/
Kaselli7312/
Kalliss7311/
Kalaidh7310/
Kallith739/
Khaulia737/
Khaylis737/
Katlish736/
Khahali736/
Kahaili736/
Khailit735/
Kahalli735/
Kaylich735/
Kaillis734/
Khailli734/
K'Haili734/
Khalipp733/
Kalliey733/
Kaahali733/
Kahalai733/
Kalaggi733/
Khaliea733/
Khalije733/
Khalaai733/
Kaçelli733/
Khaleih732/
Katlich732/
Kaliaya732/
Khaleis732/
Khailai732/
Khailgi732/
Khaloid732/
Kaylaid731/
Kaulais731/
Kahaliy731/
Kahlisz731/
Kalaaie731/
Kalaait731/
Kalaghi731/
Kalahiy731/
Kalaiss731/
Kalaitz731/
Kaattli731/
Khalait731/
Khallia731/
Khaylid731/
Khahlie731/
Khailei731/
Kalieii731/
Kallaia731/
Kalliph731/
Kaliais731/
Kaluish731/
Kkhalij731/
Ckallip731/
Kacelli731/
Khalgai731/
Khaliai731/
Khayloi731/
Khatlai731/
Kaluije731/
Kalleit731/
Kaleeyi731/
Kaheeli731/
Kahlaih731/
Kahlisd731/
Kkallis731/
Khaylia731/
Khahuli731/
Kaaalhi731/
Kathlai731/
Kalouyi731/
Kaleiss731/
Kahlaid731/
Kahlije731/
Kalaijt731/
Khaliaj731/
Khaalio731/
Katilli731/
Kattlei731/
Kattlih731/
Kalleis730/
Katliss730/
Kalla6773,628/
Kolli6770,347/
Kolie6766,886/
Kohli6747,341/
Kolhi6736,472/
Kaila6722,393/
Kalay6718,828/
Kalle6717,811/
Calei6716,193/
Kahle6713,554/
Khale6711,161/
Kajle6710,295/
Caliz677,307/
Khala677,121/
Kaula675,199/
Kouli674,614/
Calia674,556/
Koloi674,454/
Calis674,415/
Kalya674,243/
Kealy674,069/
Kooli673,838/
Kolia673,624/
Kaale673,191/
Calio673,013/
Kaule672,754/
Kaley672,636/
Kaile672,445/
Kally672,227/
Kalea672,091/
Calli672,048/
Catli672,037/
Qalid671,987/
Kalaj671,979/
Calip671,954/
Kaala671,776/
Cauli671,768/
Kheli671,707/
Kholi671,664/
Kajla671,602/
Kalee671,423/
Kelai671,366/
Kuili671,154/
Caili671,141/
Kaleh671,130/
Caloi671,076/
Kolai67888/
Koliy67802/
Kehli67759/
Gcali67740/
Kolii67729/
Keloi67695/
Köhli67681/
Kalaa67658/
Qaali67657/
Kalha67623/
Kaleu67593/
Qhali67573/
Kolyi67536/
Calit67515/
Kalej67486/
Keala67482/
Kalhe67477/
Qalij67446/
Kalyo67433/
Kolei67433/
Kaloa67403/
Kelei67364/
Gkeli67359/
Calai67290/
Kayla67283/
Kaleş67250/
Casli67246/
Calie67246/
Kelii67240/
Kalge67238/
Kaele67238/
Kelih67221/
Kahlisch67220/
Caali67220/
Khaly67199/
Koili67197/
Kölhi67186/
Calid67180/
Kgale67179/
Qalai67175/
Keeli67172/
Keale67165/
Kelie67165/
Koeli67149/
Gqali67147/
Kaulisch67140/
Kallisch67130/
Kaloy67118/
Khalj67116/
Kolio67112/
Kaluy67111/
Cayli67111/
Kalje67105/
Kahly6796/
Kelui6775/
Kähli6764/
Kálai6763/
Kkala6761/
Kõlli6761/
Caliy6760/
Kcala6754/
Qaili6751/
Calgi6750/
Kayle6749/
Kelyi6744/
Qalei6743/
Qatli6743/
Kaily6738/
Qayli6738/
Kcoli6737/
Koyli6734/
Calih6734/
Kaleß6731/
Kolij6727/
Kalyy6726/
Kkoli6726/
Gkoli6726/
Hcali6725/
Kelhi6725/
Keili6725/
Caeli6724/
Kailieha6723/
Qalgi6723/
Kauly6722/
Qalii6722/
Quali6721/
Ccali6720/
Kolih6718/
Kalaiová6718/
Kéhli6717/
Keliy6716/
Keuli6716/
Kaiła6714/
Kalhooyi6714/
Khallich6713/
Kolgi6713/
Kolui6713/
Kaloj6713/
Kaïla6713/
Kallé6713/
Cahli6712/
Kahlé6711/
Ceali679/
Qalis679/
Calii679/
Kaîla679/
Kaleš678/
Kalaiova678/
Kelij678/
Khallait677/
Hkoli677/
Kalíš677/
Kaaly675/
Koliç675/
Káliš675/
Kachelli674/
Kaleiová674/
Kaluj674/
Kkale674/
Kalée674/
Khailich674/
Koïli674/
Koliš674/
Calhi674/
Qalit674/
Qalli674/
Qalih674/
Kalhy674/
Khayleis674/
Khaalidh673/
Qalhi673/
Kalyh673/
Calui673/
Kkeli673/
Kaãla673/
Kālis673/
Kalihova672/
Qauli672/
Kajly672/
Gkala672/
Hqali672/
Koliś672/
Khalooyi672/
Hkala672/
Khalahai672/
Kcale671/
Khalliph671/
Khaihlie671/
Kaleisch671/
Qalip671/
Calyi671/
Ckala671/
Ckeli671/
Gkaly671/
Khalloit671/
Kalaî671/
Kuoli671/
Kália671/
Koliæ671/
Kaslı671/
Khalliss671/
Khallist671/
Keyli671/
Katillai671/
Kailé671/
Kahalaai671/
Kálij671/
Kólyi671/
Kôlli671/
Kölyi671/
Åkeli671/
Gkale671/
Qalie671/
Khalooie671/
Ka'la671/
Kgoli671/
Kqoli671/
Qaliz671/
Qasli671/
Calij671/
Koliz671/
Kathylli671/
Kaylı670/

Kali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kali in the Georgian language
კალიkali-
Kali in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ལི་kali84.83
ཀཱ་ལི་kali7.3
ཀ་ལི།kali3.93
དཀའ་ལི།kali1.12
ཀཱ་ལི།kali1.12
ཀ་ལིkali0.56
ཀའ་ལི་kali0.56
ཀ་ལེ།kalé0.56
Kali in the Hindi language
कलीkali66.78
कालीkali32.91
कलिkali0.16
कालिkali0.09
कली़kali0.01
देवीdevi0.01
कासीkasi0
वालीvali0
कलीुkaliu0
ईटलीitali0
रालीrali0
कातीkati0
कमीkami0
वतीvati0
काळीkali0
कलाीkalai0
कांतीkanti0
लीलाlila0
क़ालीqali0
कालीज़्kaliz0
ेकालीekali0
काली़kali0
बलीbali0
शान्तिsanti0
ेकलीekali0
़कालीkali0
्कालीkali0
कतीkati0
कलाkala0
काल्ीkali0
लालीlali0
कल्ीkali0
Kali in the Oriya language
କାଳିkali66.63
କାଳୀkali13.82
କାଲିkali10.79
କଲିkali4.29
କଳିkali1.72
କାଲୀkali0.5
କଲୀkali0.3
କଳୀkali0.2
କାଳୁkalu0.07
କାଳିାkalia0.02
ମାଝୀmajhi0.02
େକଳିekali0.02
ବାଲିbali0.01
ଲାକିlaki0.01
େକଳୀekali0.01
ପାଢୀpadhi0.01
ବିାଳbiala0.01
ମାଝିmajhi0.01
ଅନାଦୀanadi0.01
ବାସିbasi0.01
କାଲkala0.01
ାଇଁa'im0.01
ମହାିmahai0.01
କାରିkari0.01
କାଳkala0.01
େଦଇeda'i0.01
Kali in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻗﺎﻝqal50
ﻏﺎﻟﻲghaly50
Kali in the Marathi language
काळीkali44.36
कालीkali32.55
कलीkali15.02
केाळीkeali4.19
कळीkali3.08
काऴीkali0.17
काळेीkalei0.05
अकलीakali0.05
केालीkeali0.05
कालाkala0.02
खालीkhali0.02
कलाkala0.02
Kali in the Bengali language
কালীkali41.02
কলিkali30.56
কালিkali23.86
কলীkali2.14
কৈলীkaili1.07
কুলিkuli0.27
Kali in the Russian language
Калиkali-

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