Calef Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Calef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:663,84453,047
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
France421:1,581,493147,826
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Calef (145) may also be a first name.

Calef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calef is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 454,874th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Calef are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Calef is also the 766,399th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 145 people.

The last name Calef is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 18 percent live, Massachusetts, where 14 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Calef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Calef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Calef last name expanded 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Calef last name are 1.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.96% registered with the party.

Calef earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $45,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalef911,744/
Calefe91395/
Caulef9172/
Caleff9143/
Callef9115/
Scalef912/
Calief911/
Chaleff83244/
Caleffe8355/
Callefe8320/
Caileff8315/
Calleff8312/
Cayleff836/
Challef834/
Calieff830/
Catleff830/
Caleb8028,099/
Calif80680/
Kalef80472/
Calev80158/
Salef8093/
Jalef8084/
Colef8066/
Zalef802/
Calew800/
Csajleff771/
Khalef735,737/
Chalew733,427/
Califf73850/
Calleb73238/
Calife73196/
Coleff73138/
Chalif73117/
Chalev73113/
Caliof7396/
Saleef7384/
Callif7382/
Kaleff7378/
Caleva7377/
Chaleb7370/
Kalefe7340/
Kalief7330/
Caleph7325/
Caleeb7323/
Zaleef7323/
Jaleff7322/
Saleff7312/
Caelev7311/
Zahlef7311/
Qaleif738/
Kaleef736/
Jaleef734/
Caleev733/
Caliev733/
Callew733/
Caulev733/
Kallef733/
Collef732/
Saulef732/
Salief732/
Sallef732/
Cholef732/
Kalefh732/
Kaelef731/
Sealef731/
Zailef731/
Jalefe731/
Kailef731/
Catlew731/
Calebh731/
Qaleef731/
Jaslef731/
Caslif730/
Coleyf730/
Khallef67682/
Chaleva67285/
Khaleef67192/
Sealeaf67157/
Catliff6770/
Chaliff6755/
Khalief6740/
Calleva6736/
Chaleev6734/
Khalefh6726/
Chaleaw6724/
Chaylev6712/
Califfe677/
Khalefe677/
Choleff676/
Saileaf675/
Tchalev674/
Khaleff673/
Challev672/
Challeb672/
Chaleph671/
Challif671/
Challew671/
Jahalef671/
Khaleft671/
Calleuw671/
Chaleeb671/
Choulef671/
Calliff670/
Cauliff670/
Causlif670/
Sealeff670/
Zauleff670/

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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 Calef
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