Caltan Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Caltan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caltan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania791:254,15023,921
Israel131:658,28045,106
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Caltan (20) may also be a first name.

Caltan Last Name Facts

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

Caltan is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Caltan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Caltan is the 1,755,741st most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Caltan reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Caltan is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 254,150. In Romania Caltan is most common in: Sibiu County, where 54 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 43 percent reside and Iași County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Romania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Caltan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caltan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caltan last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaltan922/
Caltain921/
Chaltain8660/
Caltahan860/
Cailtean860/
Saltan836,841/
Calton833,948/
Coltan83426/
Kaltan83366/
Zaltan8347/
Jaltan835/
Caulton771,260/
Chalton77353/
Cioltan77221/
Zaltane7776/
Coultan7753/
Cailton7753/
Saultan7741/
Callton7721/
Khaltan776/
Coltain775/
Salltan772/
Zalthan771/
Saltain771/
Kaltane771/
Kalttan771/
Caalton771/
Jasltan771/
Caylton771/
Coltean771/
Colthan771/
Calthon771/
Kalthan771/
Jaltain771/
Coltane770/
Caslton770/
Cealton770/
Scalton770/
Caselton71429/
Cioltean7167/
Saltahan718/
Chaltein718/
Chaltone712/
Djaltane712/
Calltoon712/
Chaltoun711/
Cholltan711/
Kalhïtan711/
Caillton711/
Caileton711/
Căletean711/
Katiltan711/
Calttoun711/
Calltoun711/
Catleton711/
Saulthan711/
Chailton710/
Chaulton710/
Coulthan710/
Caislton710/
Kaseltan710/
Soltan6742,393/
Colton6713,643/
Salton672,780/
Zoltan672,340/
Koltan67463/
Cailleton67391/
Casselton67272/
Kalton67188/
Jalton67185/
Joltan6782/
Khalthang6739/
Cailheton6737/
Zaltanova6713/
Kaltanova6710/
Ciociltan678/
Caltom675/
Coltanova673/
Jaltam672/
Saltanowa671/
Coulthand671/
Qalton671/
Khaltahyn671/
Coltam670/
Cattleton670/

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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 Caltan
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