Caledon Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Caledon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caledon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Caledon (38) may also be a first name.

Caledon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caledon is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Caledon.

How Common Is The Last Name Caledon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Caledon are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa Caledon is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa Caledon is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Caledon Last Name Statistics demography

Caledon earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.47% less than the national average, earning R 155,736 per year.

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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 Caledon
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