Calambas Surname

72,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Calambas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calambas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia6,4491:7,408927
Philippines1711:592,03664,746
Nicaragua701:86,0161,767
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Calambás (21) are calculated separately.

Calambas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calambas is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Calambás. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calambas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,973rd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,079,157 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Calambas reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The surname Calambas is most widespread in Colombia, where it is carried by 6,449 people, or 1 in 7,408. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Cauca Department, where 73 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 21 percent reside and Huila Department, where 2 percent reside. Other than Colombia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside and Nicaragua, where 1 percent reside.

Calambas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Calambas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $19,629,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Calambas
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