Kalph Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kalph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia31:803,13415,170
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kalph (24) may also be a first name.

Kalph Last Name Facts

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

Kalph (Hindi: कलफ) occurs most in Namibia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalph? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kalph reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kalph is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 803,134. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Hardap Region, where 33 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 33 percent reside and ǁKaras Region, where 33 percent reside. Not including Namibia Kalph occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalph914/
Kalphe913/
Kalp891,871/
Khalphe8311/
Kalpe80400/
Kalıp80368/
Calph8048/
Khalp806/
Kaulp802/
Kalbp801/
Kolph801/
Kalpp801/
Khalpe73664/
Kaylep739/
Kailep732/
Khalfh731/
Kailpe731/
Kallpp731/
Kallpe731/
Calphe730/
Kalb6712,426/
Kolp672,144/
Calp671,977/
Kalf671,459/
Kalv6730/
Kalw6711/
Kalpova673/
Khaalpe672/
Khalvsh671/

Kalph Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalph in the Hindi language
कलफkalapha-

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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 Kalph
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