Caliw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Caliw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caliw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Caliw Last Name Facts

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

Caliw is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Caliw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caliw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Caliw live; 60 percent live in East Asia and 60 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

This last name is most common in Taiwan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan Caliw is most prevalent in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent are found. Barring Taiwan Caliw exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caeliw912/
Chaliow831/
Chalaiw831/
Calif80680/
Calib80407/
Saliw808/
Caliv806/
Kaliw802/
Jaliw801/
Calew800/
Chalew733,427/
Califf73850/
Calife73196/
Caliph73130/
Chalif73117/
Kaliwe73106/
Caliof7396/
Callif7382/
Chalib7318/
Qaliwe7314/
Caliov735/
Saliew734/
Caliev733/
Callew733/
Sealiw732/
Coluiw732/
Kaliew731/
Calief731/
Casliv731/
Catlew731/
Calewe731/
Caslif730/
Gqaliwe67256/
Catliff6770/
Chaliff6755/
Chaleaw6724/
Califfe677/
Caliova672/
Sealiew672/
Jalloiw671/
Calleuw671/
Kahaliw671/
Challew671/
Challif671/
Chaliph671/
Chaliov671/
Calieff670/
Causlif670/
Cauliff670/
Calliff670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caliw
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