Calaway Surname

212,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Calaway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9001:190,76818,907
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5021:33,4354,011

Calaway (23) may also be a first name.

Calaway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calaway is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calaway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Calaway is the 212,895th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,768,121 people. The last name Calaway occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Calaway are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

Calaway is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,900 people, or 1 in 190,768. In The United States Calaway is primarily found in: Texas, where 16 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Calaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Calaway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 126 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Calaway last name are 15.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.33% registered with the political party.

Calaway earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,466 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Callaway9323,165/
Cahlaway931/
Calaways931/
Calawayy930/
Calawa92286/
Calawy921/
Chalawaya884/
Challaway881/
Colaway86315/
Caloway86124/
Kalaway8665/
Calabay8665/
Chalawa8644/
Callawy869/
Callawa866/
Calawey861/
Caleway860/
Calavay860/
Calloway8020,866/
Kallaway80160/
Zahlaway8014/
Chalabay8013/
Collaway8012/
Calavayy805/
Calleway803/
Kalawaya803/
Qalawayi801/
Tchalawa801/
Calawiya801/
Chaloway801/
Cayllawa801/
Czealawa801/
Kalawayi801/
Calawash801/
Callawey800/
Kalawa774,719/
Kalawy77646/
Calaba77344/
Calaby77238/
Calava77114/
Zalawa7769/
Calowa7729/
Calewa772/
Calawe772/
Zalawy771/
Qalawa771/
Calowy770/
Colawa770/
Challoway7530/
Chalabaye759/
Chalavayi752/
Callowayt752/
Callowway751/
Kallawaye751/
Callioway750/
Chalaby71622/
Callaby71580/
Chalowa71549/
Kahlawy71428/
Chalawe71256/
Callaba71236/
Chalaba71196/
Kalawai71175/
Callava71166/
Chalava71145/
Khalawy71133/
Csalava71115/
Chaława7168/
Cholawa7151/
Qalawaz7142/
Calgawi7141/
Kaliawa7137/
Calahua7136/
Calawit7130/
Calavas7129/
Calavad7125/
Kailawa7118/
Kalavay7116/
Calabai7115/
Khalawa7114/
Caslava7114/
Calawis7110/
Calaeva719/
Kalawad719/
Kalyawa719/
Colawai719/
Kalhawy718/
Callowy717/
Kalawhy716/
Calabuy716/
Kaulawa715/
Callowa714/
Kelaway714/
Calabiy714/
Kalawau714/
Coloway713/
Kalawae713/
Calobay713/
Kallawy713/
Chaleawwai713/
Kalawaj712/
Calavaa712/
Kalaawy712/
Kalawwa711/
Kolaway711/
Calavat711/
Kaloway711/
Kallawa711/
Kalaawa711/
Cailava711/
Kalyahwayo711/
Kalhawa711/
Zahlawy711/
Cialawe711/
Zailawa711/
Qalawat711/
Calhava711/
Chaliawwai711/
Calewey710/
Coleway710/
Calachua67811/
Caillaba67279/
Caillava67230/
Kahalawa67214/
Kalawaia67111/
Kailiawa6748/
Callahua6747/
Kalaiwaa6740/
Kalowayi6734/
Colloway6733/
Kalloway6731/
Kalavayi6722/
Calabeya6721/
Kalaweya6718/
Chalavah6714/
Chalabyi6711/
Kalaswad6710/
Tshalawa678/
Chahlawi677/
Chailowa676/
Kalyaswa676/
Khallawa675/
Kalavayo675/
Kalavayu674/
Calabhai674/
Colleway673/
Kalavaya673/
Kalabaye673/
Tchalawe673/
Chhalava672/
Kalyawad672/
Kallawad672/
Khalawah672/
Calliava672/
Kalhaiwa672/
Kelawaye672/
Callowey671/
Callowat671/
Kaulawad671/
Kalawaja671/
Kalawoya671/
Callavad671/
Callewey671/
Chalavaa671/
Chalavai671/
Chalavau671/
Chalawih671/
Hcaleavy671/
Zalavaya671/
Tchalaby671/
Kalowaya671/
Kolawaye671/
Kalabayo671/
Kalaweye671/
Kalawiya671/
Kalawuye671/
Cailhava671/
Caelaiva671/
Callayua671/
Calabaio671/
Chalabah671/
Chalouwa671/
Cayllava671/
Collawat671/
Chalaabi671/
Kalawoyi671/
Calhabau671/
Kallawai671/
Khalawas671/

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