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
Kalya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalya (Arabic: كليا, Bengali: কাল্যা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻟﻴﻪ, Hindi: काल्या, Marathi: काळया, Oriya: କଲଯ୍ା, Russian: Каля) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kálya. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 109,661st most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,717,546 people. The surname Kalya occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Kalya live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 64,819th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 9,182 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 2,015 people, or 1 in 380,678. In India Kalya is most numerous in: Madhya Pradesh, where 56 percent are found, Telangana, where 20 percent are found and West Bengal, where 8 percent are found. Beside India this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Kalya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kalya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kalya surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kalya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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
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