Cal Surname

13,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Belize

Cal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala23,7891:676122
Philippines3,9201:25,8263,504
Belize2,6911:1327
Italy1,7641:34,6696,215
Uruguay1,5541:2,208263
Spain1,3821:33,8293,393
Poland8501:44,7167,028
United States8251:439,34437,782
Brazil6901:310,25311,959
Mexico5981:207,5695,525
Syria5141:37,5512,287
Argentina4511:94,7757,992
Portugal4341:24,0051,600
France4301:154,47123,971
India3501:2,191,61573,075
Taiwan3221:72,810747
Cambodia3081:50,2831,835
Uganda1381:282,89320,096
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Israel781:109,71312,377
Cuba751:153,6363,696
Romania701:286,82726,171
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Switzerland641:128,32712,782
England611:913,41146,955
Panama611:64,1352,850
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Australia411:658,43245,385
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
China71:195,331,65210,124
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Swaziland41:324,550996
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Çal (9,665) are calculated separately.

Cal (19,478) may also be a first name.

Cal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cal (Arabic: كال) occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Çal. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,296th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 173,212 people. Cal is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Cal live; 63 percent live in Central America and 57 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 38,595th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 19,478 people.

The last name Cal is most common in Guatemala, where it is held by 23,789 people, or 1 in 676. In Guatemala it is primarily found in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 90 percent are found, Petén Department, where 3 percent are found and Suchitepéquez Department, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Guatemala Cal occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Belize, where 6 percent are found.

Cal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,056 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cal surname are 30.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cal earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $57,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çal899,665/
Caal86160,507/
Call8625,977/
Cale869,066/
Chal867,086/
Cail862,941/
Calp861,977/
Caul861,617/
Calì86623/
Calt86285/
Cial86200/
Ceal86190/
Scal86106/
Cald8676/
Cahl8671/
Casl8642/
Caál8615/
Ccal869/
Catl868/
Caël867/
Øcal866/
Csal865/
Cayl864/
Cajl863/
Calh862/
Hcal862/
Zcal861/
Calı861/
Gcal861/
Tcal861/
Ckal861/
Cqal861/
Calle75135,743/
Chale7557,923/
Cheal758,860/
Casil756,314/
Catel752,486/
Chalh752,413/
Chall751,756/
Chaal751,701/
Catil751,047/
Caile751,024/
Casel75928/
Caule75859/
Cahal75777/
Chail75741/
Cığal75741/
Chaul75514/
Chhal75361/
Cagli75213/
Caill75182/
Cayle75150/
Scall75121/
Ciale75108/
Dchal7570/
Cayll7551/
Calph7548/
Sceal7543/
Catyl7541/
Callh7532/
Casle7524/
Tchal7524/
Caisl7520/
Caull7516/
Cahul7513/
Callø7512/
Cacil7511/
Caale756/
Cauld756/
Chayl755/
Calhe755/
Callt755/
Tcall754/
Dcall754/
Cacel754/
Ccale754/
Caltt753/
Cahll752/
Calpp752/
Cahhl752/
Caall752/
Chalì752/
Calld752/
Scail751/
Ccall751/
Kcale751/
Casll751/
Cajle751/
Cayld751/
Scaul751/
Ciall751/
Chaàl751/
Caylı751/
Scaal751/
Gcale751/
Chaâl751/
Cauul751/
Causl751/
Caldh751/
Qcayl751/
Ceall750/
Caulp750/
Jal67112,735/
Sal6736,420/
Kal6721,960/
Chaile6712,335/
Col6710,933/
Cassel6710,081/
Causil679,433/
Challe678,921/
Zal678,138/
Caille676,782/
Qal676,633/
Tchale674,028/
Chayle671,710/
Cahall671,523/
Chaule671,288/
Cattel67607/
Ccalle67295/
Cassil67286/
Cheale67278/
Caulle67250/
Chhail67207/
Cachel67179/
Casell67124/
Cahail67122/
Ciagli67113/
Caucil67108/
Causel6793/
Catell6780/
Chaale6778/
Calova6769/
Caytel6747/
Cateel6745/
Cheall6741/
Casill6741/
Cailhe6736/
Calowa6729/
Cautel6725/
Chhale6721/
Catlet6719/
Casiel6717/
Cajsel6715/
Chaill6711/
Chseal6711/
Cajtel6710/
Calløe678/
Calová678/
Chheal678/
Caisel676/
Cahsel676/
Żal676/
Scahal675/
Caseel674/
Cattyl674/
Cathyl673/
Kcalle673/
Cachil672/
Caasel672/
Chaall672/
Cattil672/
Cól672/
Challh672/
Catill672/
Cahiel671/
Cahcel671/
Caihll671/
Chaahl671/
Chhahl671/
Cialle671/
Caitel671/
Caasil671/
Côl671/
Caulhe671/
Cautil671/
Caslle671/
Chhall671/
Tchaal671/
Callhs671/
Caysel671/
Cassyl671/
Causle670/
Scaill670/
Caggil670/
Caszel670/
Cshall670/
Caisle670/
Sceahl670/

Cal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cal in the Arabic language
كالkal-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cal
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