California Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

California Surname User-submission:

(Spanish) From California.

California Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile2681:65,7332,746
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
Mexico991:1,253,80014,809
Philippines751:1,349,84399,755
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

California (685) may also be a first name.

California Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Spanish) From California.

- delamarr

California Last Name Facts

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

The surname California (Arabic: كليفورنيا) is more frequently found in Chile than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of California click here.

How Common Is The Last Name California? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 505,580th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. The last name California is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of California reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 316,139th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 685 people.

The last name is most frequent in Chile, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 65,733. In Chile California is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 64 percent live, Valparaíso Region, where 9 percent live and Bío Bío Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Chile this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Mexico, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

California Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
California in the Arabic language
كليفورنياklyfwrnya-

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Footnotes

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