Cali Surname
Approximately 97,443 people bear this surname
Cali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 50,387 | 1:267 | 36 |
| India | 9,162 | 1:83,722 | 5,616 |
| Italy | 8,194 | 1:7,464 | 1,029 |
| Philippines | 5,361 | 1:18,884 | 2,268 |
| Somaliland | 3,827 | 1:915 | 115 |
| United States | 3,729 | 1:97,200 | 10,841 |
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Guatemala | 2,656 | 1:6,055 | 792 |
| Ecuador | 2,545 | 1:6,250 | 1,032 |
| Argentina | 1,230 | 1:34,751 | 2,899 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| Djibouti | 899 | 1:1,018 | 117 |
| Colombia | 722 | 1:66,169 | 2,987 |
| France | 619 | 1:107,306 | 15,912 |
| Australia | 378 | 1:71,417 | 8,443 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Indonesia | 311 | 1:425,239 | 35,658 |
| Palestine | 309 | 1:14,721 | 2,617 |
| England | 218 | 1:255,587 | 20,554 |
| Germany | 211 | 1:381,542 | 35,859 |
| Bolivia | 180 | 1:58,980 | 2,964 |
| Brazil | 177 | 1:1,209,460 | 41,744 |
| Spain | 165 | 1:283,346 | 17,390 |
| Albania | 151 | 1:19,298 | 3,324 |
| Peru | 151 | 1:210,491 | 9,496 |
| Belgium | 147 | 1:78,208 | 12,357 |
| Canada | 133 | 1:277,035 | 25,971 |
| Taiwan | 131 | 1:178,968 | 1,568 |
| Venezuela | 119 | 1:253,816 | 6,251 |
| Netherlands | 103 | 1:163,953 | 24,033 |
| Switzerland | 99 | 1:82,959 | 9,414 |
| Malta | 96 | 1:4,482 | 309 |
| Jordan | 80 | 1:110,530 | 7,397 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Kenya | 44 | 1:1,049,543 | 34,647 |
| Mexico | 38 | 1:3,266,479 | 23,844 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Cambodia | 30 | 1:516,238 | 4,247 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Çali (9,563), Calí (19) & Čali (2) are calculated separately.
Cali (28,723) may also be a first name.
Cali Demographics
Cali Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Cali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cali (Arabic: كالى, Hindi: कली) occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Çali, Calí or Čali. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cali? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,789th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 74,788 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Cali reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Cali is also the 28,851st most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 28,723 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is carried by 50,387 people, or 1 in 267. Excluding Somalia it exists in 113 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and Italy, where 8 percent are found.
Cali Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cali has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 186,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,422 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Cali surname are 3.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.22% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cali earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning €32,063 per year; in Peru they earn 38.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,837 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.14% less than the national average, earning $16,768,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.48% more than the national average, earning $62,344 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cali in the Hindi language | ||
| कली | kali | - |
| Cali in the Arabic language | ||
| كالى | kaly | - |
| كالي | kaly | - |
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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
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- 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 Cali
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