Calish Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Calish Surname Definition:
(from a place name) or (from an ancestor's occupation) From Kalisz, a town in Poland, or from kalich, the Yiddish for “lime.” A dealer in lime.
Calish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Calish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) or (from an ancestor's occupation) From Kalisz, a town in Poland, or from kalich, the Yiddish for “lime.” A dealer in lime.
Calish Demographics
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Calish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Calish is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Calish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Calish? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,943,350th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Calish is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Calish reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States Calish is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 25 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.
Calish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Calish has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 621 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Calish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Calish surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.
Calish earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning $55,945 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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