Kalmyk Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kalmyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalmyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4511:319,56332,317
Ukraine2841:160,29122,197
Belarus431:220,95527,273
Moldova281:127,19214,173
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Transnistria221:21,5773,838
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalmyk (40) may also be a first name.

Kalmyk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalmyk (Russian: Калмык) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kalmyk.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalmyk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 406,994th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. Kalmyk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kalmyk reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Kalmyk is also the 1,614,485th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 40 people.

Kalmyk is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 319,563. In Russia Kalmyk is most numerous in: Republic of Adygea, where 26 percent live, Republic of Kalmykia, where 19 percent live and Moscow, where 11 percent live. Apart from Russia it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 33 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.

Kalmyk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kalmyk last name is principally Orthodox (55%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kalmyk surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahalmyk861/
Kolmyk83742/
Kalmık8373/
Kalmek8370/
Kalmik8336/
Kalmík833/
Kalmykova8019,428/
Kalmykowa802/
Kalmyková802/
Kalmick7766/
Kalmeck770/
Kalmyckova751/
Kalmkova716/
Khailmek711/
Kolmykova675,519/
Kalmikova67194/
Kolmek6714/
Kalmeg675/
Kalmíková673/
Kolmik673/
Calmik671/
Kalmikowa671/

Kalmyk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalmyk in the Russian language
Калмыкkalmyk-

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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 Kalmyk
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