Calvel Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Calvel Surname Definition:

See Cavell. The family was seated in Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). In England Gilbert de Calvel was of Northumberland, and Richard C. of Kent, 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii). Malger de Cavel in 1261 paid a fine in Oxfordshire (Roberts, Excerpt.

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Calvel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7531:88,21112,616
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Calvel (13) may also be a first name.

Calvel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Cavell. The family was seated in Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). In England Gilbert de Calvel was of Northumberland, and Richard C. of Kent, 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii). Malger de Cavel in 1261 paid a fine in Oxfordshire (Roberts, Excerpt.). Janies Calfhil or Calvel, otherwise Calfield, c. 1506, was Bishop of Worcester t. Eliz., and from his younger son, Sir Toby Caulfield, a renowned commander in Ireland, descended collaterally the Earls of Charlemont.

The Norman People (1874)

Calvel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calvel is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calvel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 444,963rd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Calvel reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Calvel is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name globally It is held by 13 people.

The surname Calvel is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 88,211. In France it is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 61 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 7 percent are found. Besides France this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Calvel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Calvel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Calvel surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calvel Last Name Statistics demography

Calvel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calvell929/
Calvelt922/
Calveld921/
Chalvel921/
Calvelhe8626/
Calvelle863/
Salvel83190/
Calvil83107/
Colvel8320/
Kalvel8315/
Callveell800/
Colvell77142/
Calvill776/
Kalvele776/
Collvel770/
Colvelle7160/
Calville716/
Chalwele711/
Caulvill711/
Collvell710/
Colvil67216/
Solvel6748/
Caulville672/
Salvil672/
Callville671/
Kelvel671/

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