Calamus Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Estonia

Calamus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calamus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Calamus (7) may also be a first name.

Calamus Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Calamus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Calamus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Calamus reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 7 people.

The last name Calamus is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Calamus is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent reside and Normandy, where 50 percent reside. Other than France this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and Estonia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalamus9311/
Callamus930/
Calamu921/
Kalamus86130/
Calamos8685/
Salamus8663/
Calamuz8637/
Calamut861/
Calamou861/
Kalamusz8034/
Caliamou8029/
Salamaus8025/
Chałamus801/
Callemus801/
Calamosh800/
Kalamu775,941/
Qalamu771/
Kalamushe757/
Kallamous752/
Kallamu712,759/
Kalamou711,493/
Kalameu7178/
Calomos7173/
Kalamau7149/
Kalamui719/
Kalyamu718/
Caillamaud718/
Kailamu717/
Kalaamu714/
Kalamos714/
Salomus713/
Kolamus712/
Khalamu712/
Kaliamu711/
Katlamu711/
Colemus711/
Kalammu711/
Kalamuh711/
Colomus711/
Kallamou672,077/
Koilamus6710/
Qalamosh679/
Kaliamos676/
Kalaamou672/
Kaallamu672/
Kallaumu671/
Coulamou671/
Kalammou671/
Coleamos671/
Sallomus670/

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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 Calamus
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