Calish Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Calish Last Name Facts

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

Calish is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calish? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Calish occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Calish live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 25 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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 number of people carrying the Calish last name expanded 621 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Calish last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalish92232/
Calisch9283/
Scalish9263/
Callish925/
Caleish921/
Tcalish921/
Calis914,415/
Calih9134/
Callisch8629/
Scallish8619/
Caliesch8612/
Caslisch862/
Calise8315,902/
Callis836,582/
Calais834,888/
Kalish834,793/
Calist832,211/
Chalis831,007/
Salish83227/
Colish83139/
Caliph83130/
Jalish83101/
Calios8371/
Cialis8360/
Calich8356/
Calois8346/
Calies8332/
Scalis8329/
Cailis8324/
Calisz8324/
Caslis8313/
Caulis8312/
Zalish839/
Caluis835/
Cealis835/
Caleis834/
Calihs834/
Calijs834/
Cealih832/
Calisc832/
Callih832/
Caliss831/
Caalis831/
Czalis831/
Calesh831/
Cali8097,443/
Chaluishe801/
Challis777,835/
Kalisch774,289/
Callies773,252/
Callais771,729/
Chalise77615/
Chalesh77613/
Calisse77422/
Calliss77257/
Kallish77222/
Caillis77213/
Callist77153/
Salisch77143/
Cholish77132/
Chalysh77123/
Callois77123/
Chalios77122/
Khalish77121/
Chalais77100/
Chalois7775/
Chaluis7767/
Chaylis7758/
Caliche7752/
Chailis7746/
Callich7742/
Callios7736/
Kaalish7721/
Colisch7720/
Hkalish7713/
Chaliss7710/
Scaliss778/
Coolish777/
Katlish776/
Kaleish776/
Calisce773/
Ciallis773/
Calaise773/
Scolish772/
Scalisc772/
Kailish772/
Kalaish772/
Kalishe771/
Kaluish771/
Caslihs771/
Calleis771/
Cahllis771/
Chahlis771/
Chaulis771/
Jajlish771/
Scallis771/
Sealish771/
Callisc771/
Jaloish771/
Caliuha771/
Colishe771/
Qatlish771/
Chealis771/
Jalaish771/
Collish770/
Callise770/
Callith770/
Cahlies770/
Catleis770/
Caloith770/
Calluis770/
Scailis770/
Caulich770/
Catlise770/
Callesh770/
Calix7331,647/
Salis7321,964/
Calei7316,193/
Caliz737,307/
Kalis736,702/
Colis735,606/
Calia734,556/
Cales733,650/
Calio733,013/
Calli732,048/
Catli732,037/
Calip731,954/
Cauli731,768/
Jalis731,334/
Caili731,141/
Caloi731,076/
Gcali73740/
Calit73515/
Zalis73461/
Calic73435/
Kalih73305/
Calai73290/
Casli73246/
Calie73246/
Caali73220/
Calid73180/
Cayli73111/
Caliy7360/
Calgi7350/
Calys7341/
Hcali7325/
Ccali7320/
Calès7318/
Caleh7316/
Cahli7312/
Ceali739/
Qalis739/
Calii739/
Ckali735/
Calhe735/
Čalis734/
Calhi734/
Calés734/
Qalih734/
Calui733/
Žalis733/
Colih732/
Cális732/
Calyi731/
Calyh731/
Cālis731/
Calij731/
Calhy730/
Kahlisch71220/
Kaulisch71140/
Kallisch71130/
Calliess71101/
Challiss7193/
Colische7141/
Challois7123/
Casellis7118/
Qualisch7115/
Caillais7114/
Collisch7111/
Caillois7110/
Collishe719/
Jalitsch719/
Sallisch719/
Casillis717/
Calihova716/
Caillies715/
Coutlish712/
Chaillis712/
Ceallais712/
Kalitshe712/
Kalaishe711/
Kaleisch711/
Chhalise711/
Khalishe711/
Tchaliss711/
Cacellis711/
Cailiche711/
Callisse711/
Callaise711/
Calaisse711/
Chaulais711/
Challise710/
Chalisse710/
Challais710/
Calles6724,496/
Scales6722,787/
Collis6714,871/
Cholis6712,441/
Kalisz678,962/
Khalis676,969/
Salais674,294/
Kallis673,758/
Sallis673,004/
Chales672,112/
Calice671,972/
Salois671,903/
Kalysh671,323/
Qalich671,322/
Kalies671,009/
Callai67887/
Ccalli67843/
Kalesh67752/
Salies67717/
Cheali67715/
Tsalis67672/
Jaulis67650/
Zalisz67630/
Kolish67570/
Saulis67547/
Coulis67513/
Kailis67468/
Cailes67424/
Caules67388/
Jaliss67379/
Kalihe67323/
Khalih67295/
Salisz67241/
Colich67222/
Kelish67210/
Callia67177/
Zhalis67169/
Cailai67161/
Cealic67154/
Callio67133/
Saalis67119/
Cialic67114/
Caslli67112/
Gialis67104/
Jalais67102/
Sailis67101/
Gkalis6795/
Solish6790/
Kalais6790/
Caluit6781/
Kalise6780/
Kaliss6774/
Caless6767/
Colais6764/
Salesh6759/
Kaulis6757/
Jalise6757/
Qolish6756/
Caliez6756/
Colios6753/
Cahali6752/
Zalich6752/
Zalais6749/
Jalesh6748/
Qualis6745/
Jailis6745/
Kalios6744/
Tzalis6743/
Ciales6742/
Chaliz6740/
Callei6739/
Kallih6739/
Zahlis6737/
Zallis6737/
Kaleis6737/
Cassellis6737/
Salysh6737/
Cailhe6736/
Coelis6729/
Scolis6729/
Callix6726/
Cealii6725/
Caleph6725/
Kaslis6724/
Calhes6724/
Callit6724/
Caulli6724/
Kalishova6723/
Jallis6722/
Callie6721/
Saliss6719/
Coolis6719/
Cailei6719/
Callís6717/
Djalis6716/
Caulit6716/
Kahlis6715/
Calloi6715/
Cautli6713/
Calletsch6713/
Colesh6712/
Jolish6711/
Cassillis6710/
Calehr6710/
Zalios6710/
Jallitsch6710/
Calher6710/
Kalieh6710/
Ckolis679/
Kalgis679/
Jaluis679/
Cuilis678/
Calhei678/
Calese678/
Kaylis677/
Cahlii677/
Caleix677/
Scaliz677/
Colise676/
Calhoa676/
Qaulis676/
Cailli676/
Caulia676/
Czalij676/
Calyos676/
Calliz676/
Caaali676/
Saláis676/
Catles675/
Zailis675/
Kailih675/
Casles674/
Chalys674/
Jalich674/
Caulie674/
Caales674/
Saleis674/
Calicz674/
Caslei674/
Calaia674/
Kaelis674/
Cauliy673/
Cayles673/
Caslai673/
Qhalis673/
Saluis673/
Cailiy673/
Callic673/
Callid673/
Zalesh673/
Salijs673/
Caeles673/
Csolis673/
Calesd673/
Callip672/
Chalix672/
Catlit672/
Sahlis672/
Kalisd672/
Sealis672/
Caylie672/
Tschalich672/
Colijs672/
Calioa672/
Callès672/
Kcolih672/
Colisd672/
Colies671/
Ceales671/
Qalieh671/
Catlip671/
Caleas671/
Calees671/
Caliey671/
Caitli671/
Calaij671/
Calait671/
Cealli671/
Jaylis671/
Coleis671/
Ckalix671/
Colihe671/
Coluis671/
Zalishova671/
Kealis671/
Caloit671/
Calleh671/
Callys671/
Salhis671/
Jalois671/
Hjalis671/
Kalois671/
Kaalis671/
Qalishche671/
Qallih671/
Cailio671/
Caglie671/
Cahleh671/
Cahlgi671/
Calych671/
Caluiz671/
Calitc671/
Calaai671/
Caleha671/
Calhôa671/
Caließ671/
Cialix671/
Ciolis671/
Ccalia671/
Ccallaise671/
Cathli671/
Caulhe671/
Caulix671/
Ceilis671/
Caslit671/
Kaleih671/
Calioj671/
Ckalie671/
Salisj671/
Caulio671/
Jalist671/
Jealis671/
Jatlis671/
Khalieshh671/
Caslip670/
Coylis670/
Tcales670/
Casliy670/
Caisle670/
Collitsch670/
Cahlie670/
Colist670/
Calhey670/

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