Kalt Surname

114,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kalt Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from the cold place, or a cold-hearted person. It is derived from the word kalt, meaning 'cold').

Kalt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,4751:5,568848
Germany9021:89,25211,237
United States7551:480,07840,678
Austria3161:26,9484,258
France2881:230,63435,776
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India71:109,580,769786,157
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Kalt (34) may also be a first name.

Kalt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from the cold place, or a cold-hearted person. It is derived from the word kalt, meaning 'cold').

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Kalt Last Name Facts

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

Kalt (Arabic: كلة, Hindi: काल्त, Russian: Кальт) is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 114,408th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,803,402 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Kalt reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kalt is also the 1,775,424th most common given name on earth, held by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,475 people, or 1 in 5,568. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Aargau, where 57 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent live and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 7 percent live. Aside from Switzerland it exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Kalt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kalt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kalt surname grew 472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kalt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kalt last name are 13.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kalt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 736.36% more than the national average, earning R 1,987,500 per year; in United States they earn 36.79% more than the national average, earning $59,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.25% more than the national average, earning $73,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalte893,237/
Khalt89190/
Kault8957/
Kalth894/
Kaltt891/
Kaldt890/
Kalthe80185/
Katılt8016/
Khalte8013/
Kaselt808/
Katlet805/
Khault802/
Kaultz801/
Kaulte801/
Kaulth801/
Khalth801/
Kaltte801/
Kailth801/
Khaltd801/
Kald751,962/
Kolt751,276/
Calt75285/
Qalt751/
Kasselt7330/
Katlett737/
Katletz736/
Kaltova733/
Kaileth732/
Kolte6726,553/
Khald679,506/
Calte67370/
Kuolt67153/
Kholt67122/
Kaald6798/
Keilt6769/
Koldt6752/
Cault6736/
Kohlt6723/
Kalcz679/
Caltz678/
Koult677/
Kolth676/
Callt675/
Kalld675/
Kgald674/
Kauld674/
Kaldh674/
Caltt673/
Khaltova672/
Kahld672/
Kalhd672/
Kayld671/
Kaldd671/
Qault671/
Kolht671/
Kacheltz671/
Calts670/
Keald670/

Kalt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalt in the Hindi language
काल्तkalta-
Kalt in the Russian language
Кальтkalt-
Kalt in the Arabic language
كلةklt-

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