Family name Kalija (Калия 
, Kalija 
, Каллий ) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname Kalija is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Albania, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Kyrgyzstan, Albania, and Russia. More frequently, Kalija is the forename as well as the last name.