Kalkanov Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kalkanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalkanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria741:94,3105,728
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Kyrgyzstan621:96,33311,880
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733

Kalkanov Last Name Facts

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

Kalkanov (Russian: Калканов) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalkanov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name Kalkanov occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Kalkanov are found; 59 percent are found in Central Asia and 59 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 94,310. In Bulgaria Kalkanov is most common in: Plovdiv Province, where 49 percent are found, Smolyan Province, where 24 percent are found and Pleven Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uzbekistan, where 26 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalkanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalkanov in the Russian language
Калкановkalkanov-

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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 Kalkanov
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