Kalk Surname

133,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kalk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8031:451,38138,663
Germany5761:139,76616,949
Netherlands4051:41,6977,072
Brazil3391:631,48823,421
Iran2661:288,65620,734
France2641:251,60138,869
Estonia1611:8,2101,081
Turkey1541:505,33428,679
Canada1261:292,42527,191
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Poland431:883,92467,072
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Finland221:249,85019,707
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Kalk (20) may also be a first name.

Kalk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalk (Hindi: कल्क, Russian: Кальк) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalk is the 133,007th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,149,085 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Kalk are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 803 people, or 1 in 451,381. In The United States Kalk is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 17 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live and The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.

Kalk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kalk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kalk last name increased 913 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kalk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalk surname are 20.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.06% registered with the party.

The amount Kalk earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning R 325,644 per year; in United States they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $48,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalke893,452/
Kalck89554/
Khalk89418/
Kalkh89240/
Kalks89162/
Kaulk893/
Kalhk891/
Kahlk891/
Kalkp891/
Khalkh8099/
Kallåk8074/
Kaulke8046/
Khalke8044/
Kailek8035/
Kalkhe804/
Khailk803/
Katlke803/
Kallke802/
Ckalke802/
Kalcke802/
Katlek802/
Khalkk801/
Khallk801/
Khaelk801/
Kallks801/
Kalcks801/
Kolk755,163/
Calk75955/
Kalc75218/
Kalg75171/
Kalq751/
Kalkova73569/
Kahlcke73115/
Khalkhe7326/
Kalková7316/
Kasilke731/
Kasselk731/
Khatilk731/
Kauglik731/
Khalq671,756/
Caulk671,568/
Kolke67869/
Kolks67464/
Khalkova67132/
Kolck6798/
Qualk6768/
Kassilke6724/
Kalgh679/
Kolkk678/
Kailq677/
Khelk677/
Kolkh676/
Koslk676/
Calck675/
Calke675/
Kaulc671/
Koolk671/
Kalqq671/
Kal'g671/
Kollk671/
Kasühlke671/
Kalqe671/
Kahlq671/
Kailg670/

Kalk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalk in the Hindi language
कल्कkalka50
कालकkalaka50
Kalk in the Russian language
Калькkalk-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalk
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