Kalka Surname

117,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kalka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,0211:37,2275,786
United States8851:409,55835,670
Germany7281:110,58413,613
Ukraine2911:156,43521,679
India1991:3,854,600106,004
France1521:436,99263,144
Suriname961:5,7561,347
Turkey801:972,76844,534
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Canada431:856,87466,382
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
England141:3,979,861125,553
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Norway61:857,04855,549
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Kálka (10) are calculated separately.

Kalka (5,208) may also be a first name.

Kalka Last Name Facts

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

Kalka (Hindi: कालका, Marathi: कालका, Oriya: ବଳରାମ, Russian: Калька) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Kálka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 117,964th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,869,081 people. Kalka is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Kalka are found; 34 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 27 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Kalka is also the 93,778th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 5,208 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 1,021 people, or 1 in 37,227. Not including Poland this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.

Kalka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kalka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kalka surname increased 4,658 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kalka surname is principally Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kalka surname are 15.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kalka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.94% less than the national average, earning R 102,336 per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $55,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kálka9310/
Kalkay91421/
Kalkha91250/
Khalka91161/
Kalkau9172/
Kalkai9169/
Kalkah9166/
Kaulka9160/
Kalkad919/
Kalkoa919/
Kallka912/
Kalkaï911/
Kahlka911/
Khalkha83494/
Kalkaus8322/
Kalkach8320/
Kalkaha8316/
Kalkatt835/
Kalkhay835/
Khalkay832/
Kalkaja832/
Kailkai832/
Kahalka832/
Kailkea831/
Kalkapp831/
Kalkaya831/
Khalkah831/
Kaselka831/
Kasilka830/
Kalko805,758/
Kalke803,452/
Kolka801,882/
Kalki801,828/
Calka80592/
Kalca8065/
Kalkó8040/
Kałka808/
Kalky804/
Khalkhay7738/
Kaselkat7725/
Khalkhau7719/
Khalkhea772/
Khalkhah772/
Kautelka771/
Kalkauss771/
Kalkhaha771/
Khalko735,974/
Khalki732,010/
Kahlke73972/
Kalkui73414/
Kaulko73324/
Kalkhi73311/
Kalkys73110/
Kalkuo73101/
Khalqa7366/
Kalkho7359/
Kalkeh7354/
Koulka7350/
Kaulke7346/
Khalke7344/
Kalkey7342/
Kalkiş7329/
Kolkea7327/
Kolkay7327/
Kolkau7324/
Kalkko7323/
Kahlki7320/
Cealka7316/
Calkap7315/
Kalcas7315/
Kolkai7314/
Kolkad7312/
Kalkız7312/
Kallki7311/
Kalkou7310/
Kalkyi737/
Kalkei736/
Kallko734/
Kalkhe734/
Kalkoy734/
Kalkiy733/
Kalkos733/
Katlke733/
Ckalke732/
Kallke732/
Kalcad732/
Kalcke732/
Kalkip732/
Kahlko731/
Khelka731/
Kalkee731/
Kalkki731/
Kalkod731/
Kalcky731/
Kohlka731/
Kailko731/
Kalkie731/
Kalkio731/
Kalkuy731/
Kolkha731/
Kalcay731/
Kalkij731/
Kalkoi731/
Kailca731/
Kaylca731/
Kaylko731/
Khalqkhah7156/
Khalkho6735,329/
Kahlcke67115/
Kalkopf6794/
Koselka6793/
Kahlkho6765/
Kalkher6753/
Khalkhi6746/
Kolkaya6744/
Kalkish6743/
Kalkysh6740/
Khalkoo6731/
Kalcker6727/
Khalkhe6726/
Khalker6721/
Kaileca6710/
Kaileki6710/
Kalcasz679/
Kalkouz679/
Košelka676/
Kalkett676/
Kalkouh676/
Kotelka674/
Kasilko674/
Katelko673/
Kalkech673/
Kasełka672/
Khalkoh671/
Kaalkho671/
Khalkko671/
Kalkoot671/
Kalcach671/
Kasselkass671/
Koulkau671/
Kotilka671/
Calkaya671/
Khalcea671/
Kasilke671/
Kailkou671/
Kailkoy671/
Kalkhoo671/
Kahlkop671/
Kolkhah671/
Koulkoa671/
Koullka671/
Gkalkos671/
Koolkas671/
Khalqad671/

Kalka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalka in the Oriya language
ବଳରାମbalarama-
Kalka in the Marathi language
कालकाkalaka-
Kalka in the Hindi language
कालकाkalaka98.22
कलकाkalaka1.21
कल्काkalka0.34
काल्काkalka0.19
काल्कkalka0.03
Kalka in the Russian language
Калькаkalka-

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