Calico Surname

304,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Calico Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calico Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6681:542,60344,940
Philippines3291:307,71543,307
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Israel221:388,98331,283
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France181:3,690,151224,666
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Caliço (108) & Calicó (3) are calculated separately.

Calico (125) may also be a first name.

Calico Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calico is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Caliço or Calicó. For other potential spellings of Calico click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calico? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 304,156th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,848,753 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Calico are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 125 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 542,603. In The United States Calico is primarily concentrated in: Arkansas, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Kentucky, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Calico Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Calico has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Calico last name grew 1,152 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calico Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Calico surname are 20.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Calico earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.72% less than the national average, earning R 93,336 per year; in United States they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning $35,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning $60,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caliço94108/
Calicó943/
Calicoy92819/
Chalico92730/
Calicho92482/
Calicio92387/
Callico92288/
Calicco9212/
Calisco924/
Cahlico921/
Calicot920/
Calicos920/
Calicott86221/
Callicot867/
Callieco866/
Callicos861/
Chailico861/
Calichoy861/
Calico's861/
Calica838,639/
Caliso834,311/
Colico833,581/
Calizo832,994/
Salico83546/
Jalico83378/
Caleco83214/
Caluco8310/
Kalico838/
Callicott801,041/
Challaico8027/
Cholico772,205/
Callizo77632/
Colicoy77465/
Colicot77211/
Chaliko77209/
Salicco77165/
Kalicho77162/
Jalisco77149/
Colicoi77124/
Chaleco77119/
Calesco77115/
Callica77106/
Jalicot7791/
Calicat7789/
Calayco7781/
Calikca7761/
Calieca7749/
Collico7744/
Calluco7743/
Calizzo7728/
Calicia7723/
Coligco7717/
Calaica7716/
Colicio7714/
Calecio7713/
Callicó7711/
Zalizco776/
Qualico776/
Calitca775/
Colaico775/
Calisca775/
Calizio775/
Calecho775/
Colicos774/
Kalicos774/
Sallico774/
Calicas774/
Callijo774/
Scalica773/
Calicza773/
Calikot772/
Scalizo772/
Kalisco771/
Kaleico771/
Saleico771/
Calexco771/
Coleico771/
Colicco771/
Salaico771/
Calício771/
Jallico771/
Caalizo771/
Calliko771/
Calisoy771/
Calitso771/
Calecoy771/
Calegio771/
Calisot770/
Casleco770/
Callitcott751/
Ccalluco71252/
Jalicoux7162/
Callecod7161/
Chalikou7119/
Callicka7118/
Kalichko7116/
Callizot7116/
Chalicha7115/
Collicco7111/
Kallicot717/
Coliujco715/
Collicot714/
Jalicous712/
Colicott711/
Calikopp711/
Calisott711/
Calliquo711/
Caluizzo711/
Calaizzo711/
Cholicho711/
Chalicka711/
Tchalitchou711/
Caliogio711/
Caliozzo711/
Calaidso711/
Calidgio711/
Chalecou711/
Czalicka711/
Chalecho711/
Scalizio711/
Calescco711/
Calicatt710/
Caslegio710/
Jaleco672,813/
Caleca671,904/
Salica671,495/
Saliko671,047/
Kaliko67806/
Collicott67703/
Colica67632/
Caliza67566/
Calejo67538/
Calija67524/
Calisa67430/
Kalischko67276/
Saliso67231/
Kaliso67180/
Çalica6794/
Caliţa6783/
Calika6780/
Kalica6765/
Saleco6745/
Kalijo6742/
Kallicott6729/
Caleço6728/
Caleso6722/
Žalica6720/
Zalica6718/
Calezo6711/
Coliko6710/
Chalichah6710/
Qaliso679/
Kalizo678/
Kolico675/
Caluca675/
Jolico674/
Zaliko674/
Solico674/
Zaliso674/
Jaliko673/
Coliso673/
Challayco673/
Jalica672/
Salizo672/
Sálico672/
Colizo672/
Caliça672/
Zalizo671/
Qalizo671/
Calliccat671/
Collicotp671/
Czatlicka671/
Kalitchou671/
Caléca671/
Caliţă671/
Ccallucco671/
Zolico671/
Jalleicos671/
Callicatt670/
Callecott670/

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