Kálnay Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kálnay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kálnay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary521:188,77516,213
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Kalnay (124) are calculated separately.

Kálnay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kálnay is found most in Hungary. It can also be found as a variant: Kalnay. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kálnay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,220,661st most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kálnay live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 188,775. In Hungary Kálnay is most numerous in: Budapest, where 75 percent reside and Pest County, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 23 percent reside and Czechia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalnay94124/
Kálna9190/
Kálny9121/
Kálnai83195/
Kálnayová8020/
Kalnaya77310/
Kolnaya7768/
Kalna73754/
Kalny73253/
Kolny73152/
Kolna7345/
Kholnaya7145/
Kalnyi67270/
Kalnoy67207/
Kalney67141/
Kolnga6779/
Kalnga6770/
Khalna6749/
Kalnai6744/
Colnay6735/
Kollna6718/
Kotelnaya6717/
Kálnás6716/
Kalnyy6716/
Kálnaiová6715/
Gkolna6712/
Kolnoy6711/
Kalnayova6710/
Koolna679/
Kolnat678/
Kolnas677/
Kolnyy677/
Kollny676/
Koulna676/
Kalnaš675/
Kalnayová674/
Kalniy673/
Kolnai673/
Kolnoa672/
Kholna672/
Kailna672/
Kolney671/
Kolnyi671/
Kalinnaya671/
Kalnys671/
Kallna671/
Kuolna671/
Calnay671/
Kalennaya671/
Kalnap671/

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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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  • 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 Kálnay
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