Calafel Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Calafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
France111:6,038,429280,838
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Calafel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calafel is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calafel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Calafel occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Calafel live; 70 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,416,728. In Spain it is most common in: Basque Country, where 94 percent are found, Balearic Islands, where 3 percent are found and Navarre, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Spain this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 23 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calafell931,643/
Callafell884/
Kolafelt670/
Colafigli63192/
Coloeffel630/
Khalefl571/
Kelafil570/
Kollefel530/
Kohleffel5057/
Kohlöffel5037/
Kollöffel5036/
Kolloffel5025/
Kohloffel5013/
Kohloefel501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calafel
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