Cale Surname
Approximately 9,066 people bear this surname
Cale Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Thin, Slender [Gaelic caol = Irish cael]
Cale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,790 | 1:95,636 | 10,711 |
| Philippines | 2,285 | 1:44,306 | 7,109 |
| England | 902 | 1:61,772 | 7,283 |
| Canada | 315 | 1:116,970 | 12,402 |
| Australia | 203 | 1:132,984 | 14,423 |
| Brazil | 158 | 1:1,354,901 | 46,001 |
| Uganda | 118 | 1:330,841 | 22,179 |
| Albania | 110 | 1:26,491 | 4,285 |
| Wales | 108 | 1:28,653 | 2,938 |
| India | 101 | 1:7,594,707 | 163,091 |
| Venezuela | 98 | 1:308,205 | 7,027 |
| Italy | 91 | 1:672,052 | 58,782 |
| Argentina | 87 | 1:491,304 | 36,372 |
| Romania | 79 | 1:254,150 | 23,921 |
| Peru | 76 | 1:418,212 | 13,084 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 590 | 1:41,314 | 5,217 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:38,254 | 2,050 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,205 | 1:41,675 | 4,877 |
The alternate forms: Čale (535), Calé (175), Căle (46), Çale (6), Calè (3) & Ćale (2) are calculated separately.
Cale (5,090) may also be a first name.
Cale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Thin, Slender [Gaelic caol = Irish cael]
Apparently derivatives of some personal name-possibly Charles.
A form of Kael, a Breton name. See Call.
Cale Demographics
Cale Political Affiliation
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Cale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cale is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Čale, Calé, Căle, Çale, Calè or Ćale. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cale? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cale is the 55,982nd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 803,833 people. The surname Cale is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cale are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cale is also the 95,155th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 5,090 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,790 people, or 1 in 95,636. In The United States Cale is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Ohio, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Cale occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Cale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cale surname grew 315 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cale Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cale surname are 11.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.44% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning 347,885 kr per year; in Peru they earn 60.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,657 per year; in South Africa they earn 123.82% more than the national average, earning R 531,876 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $19,822,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $43,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning $51,452 CAD per year.
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Cale Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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