Kalish is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kalish
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kalish

How popular is Kalish?

Kalish is common in United States.

Kalish is ranked 73931 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kalishs grew by 17.60649 per cent to 2899 since 2000 and ranked 10974 after elevating 686 spots. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.38 96.8
Hispanic or Latino 1.66 1.14
Others 1.62 1.22
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.72 0.37
Black 0.45 0.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.17 0
Kalish is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 6029 people have been found who wears Kalish as their family name. Kalish is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
114,007 Czech Republic4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
108,034 Italy3
19,452 Malaysia3
95,312 Argentina2
7,292 Vietnam1
91,024 Belgium1
30,360 Thailand1
151,601 Spain1
717 Bhutan1
169,904 Brazil1
16,640 Hong Kong1
14,373 Jordan1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
61,670 Canada48
255,161 India47
61,159 Australia30
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,903 Kazakhstan100
49,486 South Africa91
20,294 Belarus67
Countries with hundreds of Kalish:
1,348 Israel825
7,583 Ukraine751
20,699 Germany504
31,962 Russia483
Countries with thousands of Kalish:
11,844 United States3,010
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Benhamin Kalish was 22 years old when he migrated to Ohio during Irish famine on July 12, 1850. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as farmer and took Adaline from London.

Kalish Namesakes

  • Brandi Kalish, Film Art Director
  • Gilbert Kalish, Pianist
  • Bruce Kalish, Television writer
  • Irma Kalish, Television producer
  • Ryan Kalish, Baseball outfielder
  • Shlomo Kalish, Investor
  • Shlomo Kalish, Investor
  • Ryan Kalish, Baseball outfielder
  • Gilbert Kalish, Pianist

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