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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Kali? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,823^rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 24,243 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kali are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kali is also the 2,416^th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 423,392 people.

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

Kali Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kali has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kali last name rose 5,986 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kali Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kali surname is chiefly 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 Kali are 36.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.29% 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.