Calve Surname

349,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Calve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4601:80,0998,949
Spain1521:307,57918,383
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
France1141:582,65577,962
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
England81:6,964,757184,742
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
India51:153,413,076951,030
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Calvé (56) are calculated separately.

Calve (50) may also be a first name.

Calve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calve occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Calvé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calve? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 349,716th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,980,408 people. The last name Calve occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Calve reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Calve is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 50 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 80,099. In Canada Calve is most numerous in: Quebec, where 97 percent reside, Ontario, where 3 percent reside and British Columbia, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Canada this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Calve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Calve has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Calve surname increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Calve are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Calve earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.22% more than the national average, earning $54,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning $41,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calvé9356/
Calvet9112,710/
Calvez918,944/
Calver914,357/
Calvey911,385/
Calves911,130/
Calvie9168/
Chalve9141/
Calved9129/
Calvea911/
Cialve911/
Calvett8364/
Calvest833/
Callver831/
Calveiz831/
Chailve831/
Chalvee831/
Calveis831/
Calvesh830/
Scalvey830/
Calverh830/
Calveas830/
Salve80132,302/
Calva8026,573/
Calvi8017,115/
Kalve802,039/
Calwe801,820/
Zalve80523/
Calvy80368/
Calbe80317/
Jalve8070/
Colve8056/
Calue809/
Chalwe7336,664/
Calvay732,839/
Calvio731,652/
Colver731,212/
Calbet73793/
Scalvi73727/
Calvis73717/
Callva73687/
Calvit73280/
Chalue73174/
Salvey73166/
Zalvez73154/
Calbes73143/
Zalvet73135/
Colvez73122/
Colvey73113/
Jalvez7385/
Tjalve7360/
Salvie7358/
Callue7349/
Salhve7341/
Salvee7331/
Colvee7330/
Saalve7325/
Calviz7323/
Calbie7322/
Kalvee7321/
Khalve7320/
Jalves7317/
Colvet7316/
Chalvi7313/
Calber7311/
Calbez7310/
Caluet739/
Zalver739/
Calweh738/
Calvís735/
Kalvey734/
Calvès734/
Colvie733/
Calbey733/
Colves733/
Chalbe733/
Zalves733/
Colvée733/
Caluez733/
Caluey732/
Salvei732/
Calues732/
Kalvie732/
Colvea732/
Sealve732/
Calvés732/
Cialvi732/
Kalhve731/
Calvid731/
Calvoa731/
Calwie731/
Cailue731/
Caulbe731/
Zalvei731/
Jalvey731/
Qalves731/
Jalved731/
Qalvie731/
Sailve731/
Sallve731/
Caalbe731/
Caluea731/
Calvai731/
Calbei731/
Cialwe731/
Calbee731/
Calwey730/
Jalver730/
Calued730/
Collver67913/
Chaluie67331/
Colvett67313/
Calvitt6763/
Tchalwe6748/
Chaalwe6746/
Kalveyt6718/
Kalvher6710/
Chailue679/
Calvist679/
Qualvie677/
Chahlvi677/
Kalveit674/
Coulver673/
Gialves673/
Caulber672/
Ckelvie672/
Cailuer672/
Kallvet672/
Calvais672/
Kalvedh671/
Kalvedt671/
Kalvett671/
Salvhei671/
Calvith671/
Chalbee671/
Ckelvey671/
Collves671/
Kailvee671/
Tchalbe671/
Gkalvez671/
Calouet671/
Calloue671/
Calbees671/
Calbets671/
Catilbe671/
Colveid671/
Cailebe671/
Calvaid670/
Coolver670/
Calbest670/
Kealver670/
Caluett670/
Calbett670/

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