Kalnina Surname

50,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kalnina Surname User-submission:

Kalnina is a Latvian surname, meaning 'dweller by a hill'. It is derived from the Latvian word kalns, meaning 'hill'.

Kalnina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia9,6691:2124
Russia2581:558,61650,186
Estonia421:31,4725,782
England391:1,428,66862,556
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Norway81:642,78647,258
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Kalniņa (6) & Kalniña (1) are calculated separately.

Kalnina Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kalnina is a Latvian surname, meaning 'dweller by a hill'. It is derived from the Latvian word kalns, meaning 'hill'.

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Kalnina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalnina (Russian: Калнина) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kalniņa or Kalniña. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalnina? popularity and diffusion

Kalnina is the 50,599th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 718,835 people. Kalnina is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kalnina are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 9,669 people, or 1 in 212. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 51 percent are found, Semigallia, where 21 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 13 percent are found. Barring Latvia this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.

Kalnina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalnina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalnina in the Russian language
Калнинаkalnina-

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