Calv Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Spain

Calv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Calv (23) may also be a first name.

Calv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calv occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calv? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of Calv are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 29 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Calv is primarily found in: Alagoas, where 50 percent live and São Paulo, where 50 percent live. Barring Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calp751,977/
Calf75403/
Salv75111/
Calb7553/
Kalv7530/
Jalv758/
Calw756/
Colv753/
Zalv751/
Chaylev7312/
Calfova736/
Calbová733/
Scalf674,159/
Calpe672,559/
Chalw67189/
Calfe67167/
Kalvø67161/
Chalf67142/
Kaalv6798/
Callf6771/
Kalvå6750/
Calph6748/
Calff6715/
Chalb674/
Khalv674/
Calps674/
Calfs672/
Sallv672/
Calpp672/
Calfz672/
Csalfová672/
Zalvd671/
Sailv671/
Saalv671/
Kallv671/
Caulb670/
Caulp670/

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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 Calv
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