Kalnins Surname

63,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kalnins Surname User-submission:

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

Kalnins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia6,4881:3169
United States5111:709,31355,985
Australia2471:109,29412,192
Canada1711:215,47120,813
England1621:343,93925,007
Germany931:865,65062,206
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Belgium131:884,35769,774
France131:5,109,440259,941
Norway121:428,52437,411
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Kalninš (40), Kalniņs (2) & Kalniņš (3) are calculated separately.

Kalnins Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Kalnins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalnins (Russian: Калнинс) is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Kalninš, Kalniņs or Kalniņš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalnins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 63,642nd most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 925,873 people. The last name Kalnins occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kalnins reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 6,488 people, or 1 in 316. In Latvia Kalnins is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 59 percent live, Semigallia, where 15 percent live and Vidzeme, where 14 percent live. Aside from Latvia it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Kalnins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalnins surname are 0.88999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kalnins earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.15% less than the national average, earning 210,601 kr per year; in United States they earn 27.34% more than the national average, earning $54,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $56,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalnins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalnins in the Russian language
Калнинсkalnins-

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