# Kalla (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kalla/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Telugu.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Telugu |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 641 |
| US rank (2010) | 35,147 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 481,662 people |
| Change since 2000 | +17% (546 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Telugu కాళ్ళ (kāḷḷa). This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kalla in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 22% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kalla in Indonesia.

## People named Kalla

- Jusuf Kalla, 10th and 12th Vice President of Indonesia, businessman

## Similar surnames

Kahl, Kaul, Kale, Kail, Kallio, Kelly, Kelley, Kyle, Kohl, Keel, Kiley, Keil.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.