Kalv Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kalv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India71:109,580,769786,157
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kalv (16) may also be a first name.

Kalv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalv (Arabic: كلف, Marathi: कळव) is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Kalv is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kalv are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 60 percent are found, Georgia, where 27 percent are found and Louisiana, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Kalv Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kalv has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kalv surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalv surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kalv earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $42,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalvø89161/
Kaalv8998/
Kalvå8950/
Khalv894/
Kallv891/
Katlev808/
Kailev806/
Kaylev803/
Khalvs801/
Kalf751,459/
Kolv7517/
Kalw7511/
Calv757/
Kelv753/
Kalfova73195/
Kalvová7359/
Kalvova7324/
Kahylev734/
Khailev732/
Khalvsh731/
Khalf677,280/
Kalff67998/
Kalfe67280/
Kalfs6791/
Kaluhová6719/
Kaulf6714/
Kahlf677/
Kaluhova675/
Kalph675/
Khalw673/
Kallf672/
Koelv672/
Kaalb671/
Khalwova671/
Kailb671/
Kaulb670/

Kalv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalv in the Marathi language
कळवkalava-
Kalv in the Arabic language
كلفklf-

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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 Kalv
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