Kalkis Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kalkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia561:36,6085,573
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Lithuania211:144,50414,846
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Kalkiş (29) & Kaļķis (4) are calculated separately.

Kalkis Last Name Facts

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

Kalkis (Hindi: कलकिस, Russian: Калькис) is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kalkiş or Kaļķis. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalkis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Kalkis are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 36,608. In Latvia Kalkis is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 75 percent are found, Semigallia, where 13 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Latvia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Kalkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalkis surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Kalkis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalkiş9429/
Kalkish9243/
Kaļķis894/
Kalkhuis86112/
Kalkys83110/
Kalkes83102/
Kolkis833/
Calkis831/
Kalcis831/
Kalkysh7740/
Kolkish772/
Calkuis770/
Kolkhuis7142/
Kalchish711/
Kailchis711/
Kalquist710/
Kallquist6762/
Calcis6748/
Kolkes6723/
Kalces6713/
Kalkız6712/
Colkis672/
Qalqis671/
Kolkès671/
Kalkeshova6337/
Kholqis627/
Kalkech623/
Kolkich622/
Kolquist57139/
Kallques570/
Callquist536/
Kallquest534/
Calces50416/
Calciz5016/

Kalkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalkis in the Hindi language
कलकिसkalakisa-
Kalkis in the Russian language
Калькисkalkis-

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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 Kalkis
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