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
Average Male Cale Height
177.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cale occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Čale, Calé, Căle, Çale, Calè or Ćale. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cale? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 55,982nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 803,833 people. The last name Cale is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cale reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cale is also the 95,155th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 5,090 people.
The surname Cale is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,790 people, or 1 in 95,636. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 6 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.
Cale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cale last name 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 last name are 11.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.44% registered to vote for 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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