Calafat Surname

257,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Calafat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calafat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,0601:44,1064,198
France2801:237,22436,774
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
England41:13,929,515290,718
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Calafat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calafat (Arabic: كالافات) is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calafat? popularity and diffusion

Calafat is the 257,026th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,753,781 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Calafat are found; 69 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 1,060 people, or 1 in 44,106. In Spain Calafat is mostly concentrated in: Balearic Islands, where 60 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 31 percent reside and Catalonia, where 4 percent reside. Beside Spain this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Calafat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Calafat has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calafat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Calafat surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Calafat earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.19% more than the national average, earning $60,923 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calafate93494/
Caleafat931/
Calafatt931/
Calafa9242/
Calafatte887/
Ckalafate881/
Kalafat868,656/
Callafa8670/
Qalafat864/
Calaffa861/
Jalafat861/
Calafot861/
Salafat861/
Zalafat861/
Khalafat80375/
Kalafate80253/
Kalafats802/
Jalafate801/
Caliaffa801/
Colafate801/
Kahlafat801/
Kalafa77357/
Calafà776/
Khalaifat75103/
Chalaphat754/
Kalafatch751/
Khailafat751/
Calliafas751/
Khalafate751/
Khalafa711,351/
Kalafatova7192/
Callofa7171/
Qalafah7118/
Calafos719/
Callafo713/
Kalaafa713/
Kalafad712/
Kalaffa711/
Kalafas711/
Kaliafa711/
Kallafa711/
Kaalafa711/
Khalafah672,309/
Kalaphat67380/
Khalaifa67129/
Kaliafas6723/
Khelafat6710/
Khaliafa676/
Kalliafa674/
Khalayfa673/
Khalefat671/
Qahlafah671/
Jalafote671/
Khalafha671/

Calafat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Calafat in the Arabic language
كالافاتkalafat-

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