Kalmek Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kalmek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalmek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kalmek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalmek has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalmek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Kalmek occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Kalmek reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kalmek is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Kalmek is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 94 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside and Limpopo, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Kalmek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kalmek earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 43.61% less than the national average, earning R 134,004 per year and in Canada they earn 24.59% less than the national average, earning $37,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalmeck920/
Khailmek861/
Kalmyk83860/
Kalmık8373/
Kalmik8336/
Kolmek8314/
Kalmeg835/
Kalmík833/
Kalmegh77624/
Kalmick7766/
Kalmkova716/
Kalmegue712/
Kalmhegh712/
Kaalmegh711/
Kahalmyk711/
Kaslmegh711/
Khalmegh711/
Kalmykova6719,428/
Kolmyk67742/
Kalmikova67194/
Kolmec6743/
Colmek674/
Kalmíková673/
Kolmik673/
Kalmykowa672/
Kalmyková672/
Calmik671/
Kalmikowa671/
Calmec671/
Calmex671/

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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 Kalmek
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