Calisto Surname

17,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Calisto 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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Calisto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique13,5961:2,005500
Brazil10,7331:19,945957
Chile2,0221:8,712824
Portugal1,8021:5,781574
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Ecuador5691:27,9543,532
Argentina4611:92,7197,819
United States3941:919,94769,072
Italy1791:341,65740,927
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Peru1111:286,34311,029
Mexico951:1,306,59215,115
France911:729,92091,032
India771:9,961,888192,972
Australia681:396,99632,204
Uruguay551:62,3966,701
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
England251:2,228,72284,230
Colombia251:1,910,96311,972
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Austria211:405,49741,758
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Guyana51:152,4449,017
São Tomé and Príncipe51:35,4851,708
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Macau21:300,8151,009
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Calisto (24,309) may also be a first name.

Calisto 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.

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Calisto Last Name Facts

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

Calisto (Marathi: केालीसो) occurs more in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calisto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,034th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 223,695 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Calisto reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Calisto is also the 32,709th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 24,309 people.

The surname Calisto is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is held by 13,596 people, or 1 in 2,005. Other than Mozambique Calisto is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent are found and Chile, where 6 percent are found.

Calisto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Calisto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Calisto surname grew 19,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calisto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Calisto surname are 45.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Calisto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 53.33% less than the national average, earning €14,014 per year; in Peru they earn 145.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,509 per year; in South Africa they earn 309.25% more than the national average, earning R 972,528 per year; in Colombia they earn 42.48% more than the national average, earning $32,346,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $47,146 CAD per year.

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Calisto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Calisto in the Marathi language
केालीसोkealiso-

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