Callegas Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Callegas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Callegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia471:1,016,4709,286
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
United States201:18,122,947588,089
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Callegas Last Name Facts

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

Callegas is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Callegas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Callegas is the 1,620,164th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Callegas is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Callegas reside; 65 percent reside in South America and 39 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,016,470. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Capital District, where 40 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 15 percent live and Huila Department, where 15 percent live. Aside from Colombia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent live and Mexico, where 18 percent live.

Callegas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Callegas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Callegas last name rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Callegas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Callegas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $25,438,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Callega9387/
Calegas931/
Calligas8856/
Calhegas8847/
Callegos8833/
Callagas882/
Chalegas881/
Calega8644/
Calliagas829/
Salegas80228/
Callego80192/
Collega8046/
Calhega8035/
Calliga8022/
Calogas8014/
Kallega8012/
Zalegas8011/
Colegas809/
Calagas808/
Caligas803/
Kalegas802/
Caleaga801/
Calegad801/
Caliega801/
Collegasse7848/
Kalligas75397/
Colligas7512/
Jallegos755/
Calligos753/
Qallegos753/
Callagos752/
Collogas751/
Calagaus751/
Calllego751/
Calliego751/
Calligay750/
Colega7112,930/
Kalega711,883/
Caliga71165/
Kalliagas7113/
Calego712/
Giallegos712/
Calligatt711/
Calagos673,313/
Kalegha67304/
Kalliga67236/
Kalegga67230/
Colliga67178/
Kollega6782/
Kallego6762/
Calagaz6757/
Calligo6751/
Kaligas6747/
Kaleega6730/
Kalegau6726/
Kolegas6717/
Kalhega6715/
Kalagas6713/
Cólliga676/
Kalegai676/
Khalega675/
Calyoga674/
Kalegay672/
Zaligas672/
Caleigo671/
Caligah671/
Saligas671/
Calhego671/
Salegos671/
Calogos671/
Colhega671/

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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
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  • 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 Callegas
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