Kalita Surname

1,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kalita Surname Definition:

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) Dweller in a corner or pocket.

Kalita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India376,1731:2,039212
Poland5,2221:7,279934
Russia2,6661:54,0607,086
United States6141:590,32448,194
Belarus4031:23,5764,020
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Czechia1051:101,27116,761
Kazakhstan901:196,47218,382
England871:640,43737,483
France681:976,805110,007
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Solomon Islands511:11,3732,032
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Slovakia411:130,15723,900
Latvia401:51,2517,768
Hungary401:245,40719,663
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Austria131:655,03358,041
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Norway61:857,04855,549
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malta41:107,5681,849
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Kálita (2) & Kalitá (1) are calculated separately.

Kalita (7,302) may also be a first name.

Kalita Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) Dweller in a corner or pocket.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kalita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalita (Bengali: কলিতা, Georgian: კალიტა, Hindi: कलिता, Marathi: कलीता, Oriya: କଲିତା, Russian: Калита, Tibetan: ཀ་ལི་ཏ་) is most common in India. It can also occur as a variant: Kálita or Kalitá. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalita? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,396th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 18,861 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kalita reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kalita is also the 75,485th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 7,302 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 376,173 people, or 1 in 2,039. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 99 percent are found, Arunachal Pradesh, where 0 percent are found and Meghalaya, where 0 percent are found. Besides India Kalita exists in 76 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Kalita Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kalita surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kalita earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.33% less than the national average, earning 227,274 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning $48,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $53,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kálita942/
Kalitá941/
Kalaita921,604/
Kalitta92216/
Kaleita92165/
Kalitha9295/
Kaliota9279/
Kallita9268/
Kalitaa9239/
Kalieta9236/
Kaliuta9235/
Kaslita9229/
Kaalita9229/
Kkalita9229/
Kaluita9222/
Khalita9218/
Kalitay9211/
Kaloita9210/
Kahlita921/
Kailita921/
Kalitat921/
Kalithay864,343/
Khalitah864/
Kalituha863/
Khaliuta862/
Khalitha861/
Khalitoa861/
Kalietha861/
Kalgaita861/
Kaalitta861/
Khalaita861/
Kaleta8318,727/
Kolita838,239/
Kalyta835,285/
Kaliti832,211/
Kaluta831,274/
Calita83615/
Kalito83214/
Kelita8363/
Kalite8362/
Kality834/
Kalithaya8032/
Kalaaaita8010/
Kaleithay804/
Kallithea802/
Kalitaitė801/
Kalituhha801/
Kalaitaya801/
Kalaithay801/
Kalistaus801/
Kalyuta772,956/
Calista772,893/
Kaletta77949/
Kolitha77443/
Kalejta77331/
Calitas77272/
Kalytta77216/
Kaletha77135/
Kelaita7796/
Kalutay7779/
Kaleyta7770/
Kaletaş7766/
Kalaiti7762/
Kalutha7762/
Kalueta7762/
Khaleta7761/
Kalithi7749/
Kalioti7742/
Kailiti7734/
Kalityi7734/
Kalytai7732/
Khalite7723/
Kalitis7721/
Kholita7718/
Kaleeta7718/
Caliota7715/
Qualita7713/
Khalito7711/
Kauleta779/
Kalgiti777/
Kaletau777/
Khaliti777/
Kolitai775/
Kalitto775/
Kelitha775/
Kalluta775/
Kalitti774/
Kalliti774/
Kalaite774/
Kaluiti774/
Kaleata774/
Kaulity773/
Kalayta773/
Kalleta773/
Koulita773/
Callita773/
Kalyota773/
Kaletad773/
Kaletah773/
Calieta772/
Kalitou772/
Kaulite772/
Kahlito771/
Kailuta771/
Kaliteh771/
Kalitey771/
Kalithe771/
Kalitte771/
Kolitta771/
Kolitay771/
Khálita771/
Kállita771/
Keleita771/
Kaluuta771/
Kaluite771/
Kalytas771/
Kallite771/
Kallito771/
Kalieto771/
Kaaliti771/
Koliota771/
Koleita771/
Caalita771/
Cahlita771/
Calitta771/
Calaita771/
Kelitah771/
Khaluta771/
Kalaithass751/
Khalyuta71267/
Callista71152/
Kaulaity71139/
Kholitta71136/
Kailutha71131/
Kalletta7144/
Qualitas7122/
Kalitich7122/
Khoulita7113/
Kalistyy719/
Khalyota715/
Khalitee715/
Calistas715/
Kalitipp714/
Kalithiy714/
Kalichti713/
Gcalista713/
Caulista712/
Kallitis712/
Kalechta712/
Khaletha711/
Kalithee711/
Kalletha711/
Kalestad711/
Kaluites711/
Calheita711/
Kallitou711/
Kalite'e711/
Kalleyta711/
Kalidtod711/
Kalietou711/
Kaliotou711/
Kahlisto711/
Kalaitys711/
Qualitat711/
Calistha711/
Khalytha711/
Calietta710/
Koleta673,352/
Colita673,349/
Keleta671,036/
Calito67736/
Kaleti67534/
Koliti67420/
Kalete67307/
Caleta67165/
Calite67129/
Caluta67125/
Kaleto6781/
Kolite6762/
Kolito6748/
Kallistis6745/
Kallister6735/
Kolyta6726/
Keluta6719/
Qalyta6719/
Kelito6713/
Kaslaitis6712/
Callistha6710/
Koluta6710/
Kalety675/
Kaluto675/
Kallistou675/
Calêta674/
Calliotta673/
Caliti673/
Kaislisto673/
Kólity673/
Khalitych672/
Kolity672/
Quaglieta672/
Kalaiteis671/
Khalhisti671/
Khailytha671/
Kalistess671/
Cality671/
Qalito671/
Kályta671/
Kalliotee671/
Kélito671/
Qelita671/
Qaliti671/
Calhitaya671/
Kalitouss671/
Kahlister670/

Kalita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalita in the Georgian language
კალიტაkalita-
Kalita in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ལི་ཏ་kalita-
Kalita in the Bengali language
কলিতাkalita-
Kalita in the Hindi language
कलिताkalita75
कलीताkalita17.16
कालिताkalita5.97
कालीताkalita0.75
कलिटाkalita0.75
कालिटाkalita0.37
Kalita in the Oriya language
କଲିତାkalita70.77
କଳିତାkalita13.85
କାଲିତାkalita9.23
କଏଲତାka'elata1.54
କଳୀତାkalita1.54
କାଳିତାkalita1.54
କଲିତkalita1.54
Kalita in the Marathi language
कलीताkalita56.45
कालीताkalita16.13
कािलताkailata11.29
कलीटाkalita4.84
कैलासkailasa3.23
कािलटाkailata1.61
काळोलीkaloli1.61
ललीताlalita1.61
कळीताkalita0.81
कलीनाkalina0.81
काळयाkalaya0.81
Kalita in the Russian language
Калитаkalita-

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