Caledonia Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Caledonia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caledonia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

The alternate forms: Calédonia (1) are calculated separately.

Caledonia (71) may also be a first name.

Caledonia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caledonia occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Calédonia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caledonia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caledonia is the 1,980,395th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Caledonia is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Caledonia reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 71 people.

The last name Caledonia is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States Caledonia is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 55 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 4 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Caledonia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caledonia last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Caledonia earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning $50,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calédonia961/
Caledonio8919/
Calidonia892/
Kaledonia891/
Calidonio781,022/
Keledonia783/
Caledoneo781/
Kalidonia781/
Calidoneo673/
Colidonio673/
Kelodonia671/
Calidanio671/
Colodenia671/
Quelidonia631/

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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 Caledonia
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