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

The surname Kalkis (Hindi: कलकिस, Russian: Калькис) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kalkiş or Kaļķis. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalkis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,272,314th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kalkis are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 36,608. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 75 percent reside, Semigallia, where 13 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Latvia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Kalkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalkis last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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