Kalid Surname

18,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kalid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia15,6151:6,247985
Nigeria8,7541:20,2361,844
Somalia1,3721:9,805694
Philippines1,0751:94,17516,379
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Malaysia1941:152,0329,488
India1761:4,358,326114,799
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Pakistan1641:1,089,29213,626
Uganda1221:319,99421,696
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Niger951:202,0216,807
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Libya91:693,7751,982
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Oman41:921,9937,313
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kalid (27,000) may also be a first name.

Kalid Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalid (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﺎﻟﺪ, Hindi: कालिद, Marathi: काळीद, Russian: Калид) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,700th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 247,262 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kalid reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kalid is also the 30,206th most common first name worldwide, held by 27,000 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 15,615 people, or 1 in 6,247. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Somalia, where 5 percent live.

Kalid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kalid surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kalid earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 36.62% less than the national average, earning 219,349 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning $56,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalid91825,055/
Kahlid911,249/
Kalied9115/
Kaylid9111/
Kallid919/
Kaalid917/
Kalidh914/
Kalaid914/
Hkalid914/
K'Alid914/
Kaloid913/
Kalisd912/
Kalhid912/
Kgalid912/
Kalgid911/
Kaleid911/
Kaelid911/
Kalidt911/
Kaliod911/
Kkalid911/
Khalied831,434/
Khaalid83263/
Kahalid83101/
Khalidh8388/
Khallid8373/
Khailid8355/
Khalaid8337/
Khaleid8318/
Kailaid8314/
Khhalid8312/
Kalaidh8310/
Kkhalid839/
Khalidd837/
Khahlid834/
Khaliod833/
Khaluid832/
Kahlied832/
Khaloid832/
Kaylaid831/
Khaylid831/
Kalliod831/
Kahlisd831/
Kahlaid831/
Khaulid831/
Kaled807,033/
Kalit802,902/
Qalid801,987/
Kolid80202/
Calid80180/
Kelid8042/
Kalidova7712/
Khaliddd775/
Khaalidh773/
Khaled731,975,841/
Kholid737,447/
Kahled731,086/
Khalit731,064/
Kalled73920/
Qaalid73540/
Kalith73434/
Khelid73240/
Kaleed7390/
Koloid7371/
Kalite7362/
Kkaled7356/
Kaloit7349/
Kaledh7343/
Kalait7343/
Kallit7328/
Kaleit7321/
Åkelid7318/
Khalyd7314/
Kahlit7312/
Hkolid739/
Qualid737/
Kalitt736/
Kaliot735/
Kaleud734/
Kasled734/
Kaaled734/
Qhalid734/
Kaulit733/
Kalayd733/
Kaledd733/
Kaliet733/
Kalhed733/
Callid733/
Koleid733/
Kolidh733/
Kelaid732/
Hkaled732/
Qaulid731/
Kailed731/
Khaljd731/
Kalyod731/
Kgaled731/
Kaloyd730/
Khalidova71807/
Kalaidova7165/
Khalidowa711/
Khaleed672,379/
Khalled67443/
Khoulid67273/
Khalith67253/
Khaledd67123/
Kh'aled67122/
Khaledh6744/
Hkholid6729/
Kallhed6727/
Khalite6723/
Kallead6718/
Kalledd679/
Kallith679/
Kkhaled677/
Kheilid676/
Kahaled676/
Khailit675/
Khaligy675/
Khalead674/
Khaaled674/
Kalaite674/
Calliod673/
Quailid672/
Kalledh672/
Kaulite672/
Khellid672/
Kaileed671/
Kalaait671/
Kalaitz671/
Khalait671/
Kalithe671/
Kalitte671/
Kalliot671/
Kaleedh671/
Koolaid671/
Khalayd671/
Khahled671/
Khalged671/
Kaluite671/
Kallite671/
Kalheed671/
Kalleit671/
Kaleith671/
Khuilid671/
Kalieth671/
Kalaijt671/
Khailed671/
Kosleid670/

Kalid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﺎﻟﺪkhald-
Kalid in the Marathi language
काळीदkalida54.55
कालीदkalida9.09
कािळदkailada9.09
कािलदkailada9.09
कलीदkalida4.55
खािलदkhailada3.03
खालीदkhalida3.03
ख़ालीदkhalida3.03
Kalid in the Hindi language
कालिदkalida52
खालिदkhalida24
कलीदkalida12
कलीड़kalira4
कलीkali4
कालीदीनkalidina4
Kalid in the Russian language
Калидkalid-

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