Calescu Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Calescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania821:244,85223,260
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Călescu (59) & Cälescu (1) are calculated separately.

Calescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calescu is most common in Romania. It can be found as: Călescu or Cälescu. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calescu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Calescu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 244,852. In Romania Calescu is primarily concentrated in: Gorj County, where 54 percent are found, Timiș County, where 38 percent are found and Caraș-Severin County, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Moldova, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Călescu9559/
Cälescu951/
Colescu8650/
Zalescu862/
Salescu861/
Calecut860/
Saulescu80188/
Colțescu802/
Sailescu801/
Calecutt800/
Calicu774/
Calicut711,367/
Cealicu71265/
Solescu71129/
Ţolescu7137/
Calleku7126/
Cealîcu7118/
Zalesku713/
Calicuy712/
Calicutt67296/
Callicut6776/
Saulesku676/
Coloscou671/
Caliskui670/
Callicus670/

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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 Calescu
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