Caldas Surname

8,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Caldas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caldas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil44,3721:4,825373
Peru7,3381:4,331708
Portugal4,9911:2,087302
Colombia3,3031:14,4641,309
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Ecuador1,8341:8,6731,399
Spain1,0131:46,1524,361
United States9401:385,59533,973
Argentina4431:96,4868,118
France4391:151,30523,468
Uruguay2771:12,3891,391
Venezuela1271:237,8276,027
Israel1021:83,89810,034
Canada851:433,47837,831
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
England621:898,67846,462
Chile601:293,6088,514
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Panama251:156,4905,002
Andorra201:4,192835
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
East Timor161:75,996145
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Çaldaş (155) are calculated separately.

Caldas (110) may also be a first name.

Caldas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caldas (Arabic: كلداس) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Çaldaş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caldas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,381st most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 107,239 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Caldas live; 85 percent live in South America and 65 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 895,203rd most prevalent forename internationally, held by 110 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 44,372 people, or 1 in 4,825. In Brazil Caldas is mostly concentrated in: Pará, where 14 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live and Maranhão, where 12 percent live. Aside from Brazil Caldas occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 11 percent live and Portugal, where 7 percent live.

Caldas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caldas surname are 33.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Caldas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,004 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.64% more than the national average, earning R 336,588 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.3% more than the national average, earning $27,991,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $49,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaldas9254/
Caldeas923/
Caldass922/
Calldas922/
Calddas921/
Caldais921/
Caldasd921/
Calda913,896/
Çaldaş89155/
Casildas8611/
Chaildas867/
Chaldash861/
Chaldahs860/
Kaldas833,061/
Caldea831,768/
Coldas83281/
Saldas8371/
Caldad8327/
Caldaz8326/
Jaldas8317/
Caldat8313/
Caldos8312/
Caldaa832/
Caldau831/
Cealda831/
Zaldas831/
Cailda831/
Calday831/
Caldós831/
Caldax831/
Callda830/
Jaldash77845/
Casilda77530/
Cacilda7735/
Kaldash778/
Choldas778/
Kalldas776/
Zaldats775/
Kaldass774/
Saldais774/
Chałdas774/
Saldìas773/
Khaldas772/
Chealda772/
Qaldash772/
Kaldasz771/
Catilda771/
Caselda771/
Calldos771/
Zaldaas771/
Saltdas771/
Saldash771/
Caldatt771/
Caldazt771/
Kalda739,893/
Caldo733,270/
Colda73188/
Qalda731/
Kaldasch71118/
Jaldaish7114/
Cassilda716/
Khaldash713/
Khealdas711/
Caceldea711/
Ccacilda711/
Choldash711/
Jaldasht711/
Chaldous710/
Coldea671,177/
Khalda67744/
Koldas67219/
Joldas67217/
Calldo67116/
Kalėda6774/
Caldei6766/
Soldas6759/
Colday6756/
Kaldad6747/
Kaldai6738/
Kaldau6737/
Qaldad6734/
Saldos6718/
Kaldos6713/
Kaldah6712/
Caldoy676/
Kaldha674/
Kallda674/
Kaldaz674/
Collda673/
Caldeu673/
Coldat673/
Cealdo673/
Kalday672/
Kaldasova671/
Kaldea671/
Catldo671/
Kaldaa671/
Jaldos671/
Kailda671/
Caldey671/
Katteldas671/
Kattledas671/
Qaldat671/
Qalday671/
Coldda671/
Kahlda671/

Caldas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Caldas in the Arabic language
كلداسkldas-
كالداسkaldas-
كلديسkldys-

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