Kalya Surname
Approximately 4,243 people bear this surname
Kalya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,015 | 1:380,678 | 20,351 |
| Kenya | 1,410 | 1:32,752 | 3,578 |
| Uganda | 242 | 1:161,319 | 13,962 |
| Turkey | 185 | 1:420,656 | 25,185 |
| Thailand | 79 | 1:894,156 | 140,446 |
| Pakistan | 63 | 1:2,835,617 | 23,570 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Namibia | 21 | 1:114,733 | 9,093 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Kálya (38) are calculated separately.
Kalya (9,182) may also be a first name.
Kalya Demographics
Average Kalya Salary in
United States
$77,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalya (Arabic: كليا, Bengali: কাল্যা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻟﻴﻪ, Hindi: काल्या, Marathi: काळया, Oriya: କଲଯ୍ା, Russian: Каля) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Kálya. For other possible spellings of Kalya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 109,661st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,717,546 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Kalya reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 64,819th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 9,182 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 2,015 people, or 1 in 380,678. In India it is primarily found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 56 percent live, Telangana, where 20 percent live and West Bengal, where 8 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.
Kalya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kalya has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kalya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kalya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kalya earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalya in the Marathi language | ||
| काळया | kalaya | 86.49 |
| कालया | kalaya | 9.76 |
| काळे | kale | 0.96 |
| काळू | kalu | 0.52 |
| कात्या | katya | 0.26 |
| काला | kala | 0.17 |
| कालू | kalu | 0.09 |
| कलू | kalu | 0.09 |
| कलया | kalaya | 0.09 |
| काळाया | kalaya | 0.09 |
| कलना | kalana | 0.09 |
| कळया | kalaya | 0.09 |
| Kalya in the Hindi language | ||
| काल्या | kalya | 70.63 |
| कल्या | kalya | 26.06 |
| कलया | kalaya | 1.36 |
| कल्य | kalya | 0.42 |
| काल्य | kalya | 0.17 |
| काल्याा | kalyaa | 0.08 |
| कन्या | kan'ya | 0.08 |
| कालय | kalaya | 0.08 |
| कला | kala | 0.08 |
| कल्याा | kalyaa | 0.08 |
| Kalya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﻟﻴﻪ | qalyh | 66.67 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﻴﺔ | qalyt | 33.33 |
| Kalya in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲଯ୍ା | kalaya | 50 |
| କାଲଯ୍ା | kalaya | 25 |
| କଲଯ୍ାତାି | kalayatai | 12.5 |
| କଲଯ୍ | kalay | 12.5 |
| Kalya in the Bengali language | ||
| কাল্যা | kalya | 45.45 |
| কল্যা | kalya | 36.36 |
| কইল্যা | ka'ilya | 9.09 |
| কৈল্যা | kailya | 9.09 |
| Kalya in the Russian language | ||
| Каля | kala | - |
| Kalya in the Arabic language | ||
| كليا | klya | - |
| كليّا | klya | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalya
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