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

Calambas occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Calambás. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calambas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 72,973rd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,079,157 people. The surname Calambas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Calambas live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 6,449 people, or 1 in 7,408. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Cauca Department, where 73 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 21 percent are found and Huila Department, where 2 percent are found. Barring Colombia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 1 percent are found.

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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