Calista Surname

152,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Calista Surname User-submission:

The Calisto surname comes from ancient Greece. It was the name attributed to slaves for sale. Calisto is a superlative, which means 'the most beautiful', 'the strongest'. This surname then had 2 main lineages: Italian and Portuguese.

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Calista Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,8381:116,4714,402
Italy4761:128,48020,858
Indonesia1841:718,74655,532
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Calista (25,319) may also be a first name.

Calista Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Calisto surname comes from ancient Greece. It was the name attributed to slaves for sale. Calisto is a superlative, which means 'the most beautiful', 'the strongest'. This surname then had 2 main lineages: Italian and Portuguese. There is also a Spanish lineage. The Italian Calisto went to France, USA and Argentina in particular. The Portuguese line has become much more widespread thanks to the colony. Calisto is found in Myanmar, a former Portuguese colony. There are also Calisto in Australia. During medieval times, we find the name Calisto attributed to noble families in Spain and Italy.

- calixtus06

Calista Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calista is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calista? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,166th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,519,027 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Calista are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 64 percent are found in Luso-South America. Calista is also the 31,699th most common given name globally. It is borne by 25,319 people.

The surname Calista is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 1,838 people, or 1 in 116,471. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Ceará, where 20 percent are found, São Paulo, where 10 percent are found and Bahia, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Calista exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Calista Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Calista has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Calista surname rose 8,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calista Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Calista are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Calista earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 43.83% less than the national average, earning €16,869 per year; in United States they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $38,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $46,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Callista93152/
Chalista9372/
Calistas935/
Gcalista933/
Caulista932/
Calistha931/
Calixsta931/
Calita92615/
Callistha8810/
Calisto8632,578/
Calisti862,595/
Kalista862,386/
Caliste861,600/
Calitas86272/
Colista86249/
Calixta86223/
Calisty8655/
Caliota8615/
Salista8614/
Jalista868/
Calesta866/
Calysta864/
Callita863/
Calieta862/
Caalita861/
Cahlita861/
Calisté861/
Calitta861/
Calaita861/
Calliste801,890/
Callisto80729/
Calister80306/
Callisti80254/
Kallista80165/
Cholista8011/
Khalista809/
Callixta807/
Caslisto806/
Calisxto805/
Kalistha804/
Calistos804/
Collista804/
Chalesta803/
Calistes802/
Calistei802/
Calistti802/
Calistis802/
Callysta802/
Casliste801/
Calheita801/
Calistio801/
Calaiste801/
Calistop801/
Calissto801/
Chaliste801/
Calisteu801/
Calistto801/
Caalisto801/
Caulisto801/
Calietta800/
Kalita77386,375/
Colita773,349/
Calito77736/
Caleta77165/
Calêta774/
Callister752,986/
Kalistaya7593/
Kalistaja7520/
Chalistio755/
Calistous754/
Calliotta753/
Calisteer751/
Callieste751/
Cailliste751/
Callishto751/
Callistes751/
Kalistaus751/
Callistos751/
Calixto7194,302/
Calixte7127,509/
Kalisti712,343/
Kalaita711,604/
Kalisto71879/
Jalisto71307/
Kalitta71216/
Colitta71209/
Calheta71187/
Kaleita71165/
Kaliste71119/
Kalysta71111/
Kalitha7195/
Kaliota7179/
Kalisty7172/
Kallita7168/
Collita7167/
Caleste7157/
Solista7143/
Kalitaa7139/
Kalieta7136/
Colitas7135/
Calitto7132/
Kaslita7129/
Kaalita7129/
Kkalita7129/
Calizto7127/
Zalisty7123/
Kaluita7122/
Zalisti7120/
Khalita7118/
Qualita7113/
Colisto7113/
Kalitay7111/
Calizte7110/
Kaloita7110/
Caletta718/
Calysty715/
Calixti715/
Calleta715/
Caletas715/
Callito714/
Colixta713/
Kelista713/
Calitos713/
Salisto713/
Salysta713/
Calesti712/
Calesto712/
Calyste712/
Kalesta712/
Jalesta712/
Caileta712/
Calusto711/
Kahlita711/
Kailita711/
Kalitat711/
Caletha711/
Calieto711/
Calihto711/
Jalixta711/
Kolista711/
Salesta711/
Caloito711/
Calyota711/
Calitoi711/
Calitou711/
Calexta711/
Coloita711/
Colesta711/
Kalithay674,343/
Callixte672,892/
Zalichta67126/
Colister6771/
Callesto6743/
Callixto6739/
Calletta6736/
Qualitas6722/
Kallisti6722/
Kallisto6719/
Kalliste6715/
Calletas6712/
Colistet6710/
Kalistyy679/
Cailleta678/
Kalistyo677/
Colheita676/
Callysty675/
Sollista675/
Calixtto674/
Khalitah674/
Kholista673/
Caliotto673/
Caleutta672/
Callitto672/
Khalitha671/
Khalitoa671/
Kalietha671/
Kalishti671/
Kalestad671/
Sailesta671/
Calester671/
Calhetai671/
Calhetas671/
Calixtee671/
Calizxte671/
Cailetta671/
Colliste671/
Kalishto671/
Kalistho671/
Kalgaita671/
Kahlisto671/
Kaalitta671/
Qualitat671/
Sallesta671/
Cailetai671/
Caleztta671/
Collitta671/
Khalaita671/
Calixthe671/
Caalixto671/
Cauletta671/

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