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 last name Kalnina (Russian: Калнина) occurs most in Latvia. It may be found in the variant forms: Kalniņa or Kalniña. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalnina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,599th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 718,835 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kalnina live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is borne by 9,669 people, or 1 in 212. In Latvia Kalnina is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 51 percent are found, Semigallia, where 21 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 13 percent are found. Beside Latvia this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.

Kalnina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalnina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalnina in the Russian language
Калнинаkalnina-

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