Calva Surname

20,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Calva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico14,6341:8,482939
Ecuador6,8471:2,323411
Peru1,2521:25,3872,761
Guatemala1,0321:15,5841,398
United States8621:420,48636,437
Philippines8401:120,52220,757
Spain7961:58,7345,370
Argentina771:555,10940,132
France701:948,896108,010
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
India91:85,229,487684,495
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Calvà (1) are calculated separately.

Calva (235) may also be a first name.

Calva Last Name Facts

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

Calva occurs most in Mexico. It may occur in the variant forms: Calvà. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Calva is the 20,572nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 274,246 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Calva are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Calva is also the 584,346th most common first name on earth, borne by 235 people.

It is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 14,634 people, or 1 in 8,482. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Hidalgo, where 32 percent reside, México, where 17 percent reside and Puebla, where 14 percent reside. Barring Mexico Calva exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 26 percent reside and Peru, where 5 percent reside.

Calva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Calva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Calva surname expanded 28,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Calva last name are 1.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Calva earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 48.5% less than the national average, earning €15,465 per year; in Peru they earn 29.58% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,651 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.61% less than the national average, earning $18,476,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning $38,751 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calvà931/
Calvay912,839/
Calvas91780/
Callva91687/
Calvat91384/
Chalva9170/
Scalva9170/
Calvaz9112/
Calvad913/
Calvea911/
Calvoa911/
Calvai911/
Calvais832/
Calvahe831/
Calvaid830/
Calveas830/
Callvas830/
Calvo80210,030/
Salva8032,332/
Calvi8017,115/
Kalva8011,987/
Calua801,908/
Calve801,044/
Calba80912/
Calvy80368/
Jalva8057/
Calvé8056/
Zalva8047/
Calvó8025/
Colva8020/
Calwa8010/
Calvaggi777/
H'Chalva771/
Calvet7312,710/
Calvez738,944/
Calver734,357/
Salvai731,767/
Calvio731,652/
Calvey731,385/
Calves731,130/
Salvay73769/
Calvis73717/
Calbay73659/
Calway73606/
Kaalva73332/
Calvit73280/
Chalwa73206/
Calhua73156/
Djalva73155/
Calbaz73123/
Calvão7392/
Calbau7383/
Calvie7368/
Calvos7366/
Sailva7359/
Khalva7341/
Chalve7341/
Saalva7337/
Dsalva7336/
Calbat7336/
Calved7329/
Kalvaa7325/
Calviz7323/
Calvot7322/
Chalba7322/
Calvoz7321/
Calwat7318/
Calwas7316/
Calbas7315/
Scalvo7314/
Chalvi7313/
Dzalva7313/
Kalvad7310/
Kalvai739/
Kallva738/
Zalvai738/
Chalua737/
Jalvas737/
Salvau737/
Chalvo737/
Qualva736/
Caluay736/
Cialvo736/
Salvaa735/
Salvah735/
Calvís735/
Jalvat734/
Caluad734/
Calvès734/
Colvas733/
Jhalva732/
Jalvad732/
Calboa732/
Colvea732/
Calvés732/
Cialvi732/
Kalvay731/
Caluas731/
Calvid731/
Sealva731/
Jalvay731/
Tzalva731/
Salvìa731/
Gkalva731/
Caalba731/
Cahlua731/
Caluea731/
Caliua731/
Kalvoa731/
Zgalva731/
Cailua731/
Cialve731/
Calbai730/
Chalbaa6792/
Chaluay6780/
Callway6769/
Calvett6764/
Calvitt6763/
Kalvass6742/
Gkalvas6728/
Chalvou6727/
Caulway6723/
Chalbay6722/
Kalvatt6719/
Chalway6718/
Khalvah679/
Calvist679/
Zsalvai678/
Khalvay678/
Chahlvi677/
Colvais676/
D'Salva676/
Chalhua676/
Chaalwa675/
Chaluha675/
Kalvaya674/
Colvath673/
Chalbai673/
Dsailva673/
Calvest673/
Calwaay673/
Calbach672/
Calbath672/
Calvott672/
Caliuay672/
Djalvad672/
Kaulvat671/
Kaallva671/
Saallva671/
Saullva671/
Callver671/
Caluach671/
Caluatt671/
Calveiz671/
Calvith671/
Csalway671/
Tcholva671/
D'Calvo671/
Callwas671/
Callhua671/
Calimpa671/
Calinpa671/
Caliuha671/
Calbaut671/
Calbeau671/
Chailve671/
Chalvee671/
Chalwai671/
Scalway671/
Sailvai671/
Salvaha671/
Calveis671/
Calempa671/
Calvesh670/
Scalvey670/
Calverh670/
Collvay670/
Cailway670/
Calluas670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calva
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