Caleff Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Caleff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caleff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Caleff Last Name Facts

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

Caleff occurs most in Brazil. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caleff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Caleff are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 6,116,409. In Brazil Caleff is most common in: São Paulo, where 37 percent live, Paraná, where 34 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 26 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 14 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Caleff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Caleff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caleff last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaleff92244/
Caleffe9255/
Caileff9215/
Calleff9212/
Cayleff926/
Catleff920/
Calieff920/
Calef91745/
Csajleff861/
Chalef831,744/
Califf83850/
Calefe83395/
Coleff83138/
Kaleff8378/
Caulef8372/
Jaleff8322/
Callef8315/
Saleff8312/
Scalef832/
Calief831/
Catliff7770/
Chaliff7755/
Callefe7720/
Califfe777/
Choleff776/
Challef774/
Khaleff773/
Cauliff770/
Calliff770/
Zauleff770/
Sealeff770/
Caleb7328,099/
Calif73680/
Kalef73472/
Calev73158/
Salef7393/
Jalef7384/
Colef7366/
Zalef732/
Calew730/
Cattliff7126/
Catliffe7111/
Cauliffe718/
Tzauleff711/
Khaleeff711/
Khaleffe711/
Khalef675,737/
Chalew673,427/
Koleff67389/
Jaliff67318/
Kaliff67285/
Calleb67238/
Calife67196/
Chalif67117/
Chalev67113/
Caliof6796/
Saleef6784/
Callif6782/
Caleva6777/
Chaleb6770/
Kalefe6740/
Kalief6730/
Caleph6725/
Caleeb6723/
Zaleef6723/
Zahlef6711/
Caelev6711/
Keleff678/
Qaleif678/
Kaleef676/
Jaleef674/
Saliff674/
Caleev673/
Caulev673/
Callew673/
Kallef673/
Caliev673/
Sallef672/
Salief672/
Cholef672/
Saulef672/
Kalefh672/
Collef672/
Qaleef671/
Kaelef671/
Sealef671/
Zailef671/
Jalefe671/
Kailef671/
Catlew671/
Qaliff671/
Calebh671/
Jaslef671/
Caslif670/
Joleff670/
Coleyf670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caleff
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