Kalish Surname
Approximately 4,793 people bear this surname
Kalish Surname Definition:
(Polish) One who came from Kalisz, in Poland.
Kalish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,425 | 1:105,827 | 11,617 |
| Israel | 475 | 1:18,016 | 2,680 |
| Russia | 398 | 1:362,118 | 35,661 |
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Belarus | 43 | 1:220,955 | 27,273 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| Kazakhstan | 39 | 1:453,397 | 34,287 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
Kalish (1,199) may also be a first name.
Kalish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) One who came from Kalisz, in Poland.
Kalish Demographics
Average Kalish Salary in
United States
$53,727 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalish (Hindi: कलीश, Marathi: कैलास, Oriya: େକୖଳାସ, Russian: Калиш) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalish? popularity and diffusion
It is the 98,878th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,520,456 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kalish live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kalish is also the 228,808th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 1,199 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,425 people, or 1 in 105,827. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.
Kalish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kalish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kalish last name grew 4,628 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kalish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kalish surname are 38.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.74% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kalish earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.58% less than the national average, earning R 153,096 per year; in United States they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning $53,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 111.77% more than the national average, earning $105,214 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalish in the Marathi language | ||
| कैलास | kailasa | 64.58 |
| कलीश | kalisa | 10.42 |
| कैलाश | kailasa | 10.42 |
| कािलश | kailasa | 2.08 |
| िकलाश | ikalasa | 2.08 |
| काळीश | kalisa | 2.08 |
| कैलेश | kailesa | 2.08 |
| कालीश | kalisa | 2.08 |
| कालींश | kalinsa | 2.08 |
| कलीष | kalisa | 2.08 |
| Kalish in the Hindi language | ||
| कलीश | kalisa | 54 |
| कैलाश | kailasa | 28 |
| कालिश | kalisa | 10 |
| कलिश | kalisa | 6 |
| कालीश | kalisa | 2 |
| Kalish in the Oriya language | ||
| େକୖଳାସ | ekalasa | 40 |
| େକୖଳାଶ | ekalasa | 40 |
| େକୗଳାଶ | ekalasa | 20 |
| Kalish in the Russian language | ||
| Калиш | kalis | - |
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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 Kalish
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