Calvin Surname
Approximately 21,869 people bear this surname
Calvin Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) Bald [French Calvin, Low Latin Calvin-us, from Latin calv-us, bald] Radulphus Calvinus.-Delisle, Etudes en Norm., p. 143.
Calvin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,815 | 1:30,678 | 3,817 |
| Chad | 3,466 | 1:3,922 | 647 |
| Nigeria | 1,173 | 1:151,017 | 9,579 |
| France | 549 | 1:120,989 | 18,312 |
| Northern Ireland | 520 | 1:3,548 | 705 |
| Spain | 432 | 1:108,222 | 8,648 |
| England | 383 | 1:145,478 | 14,025 |
| Canada | 364 | 1:101,224 | 10,979 |
| Kenya | 361 | 1:127,922 | 10,545 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Indonesia | 275 | 1:480,906 | 39,594 |
| Jamaica | 230 | 1:12,478 | 1,261 |
| Chile | 167 | 1:105,488 | 3,937 |
| India | 159 | 1:4,824,311 | 122,508 |
| Philippines | 156 | 1:648,963 | 68,172 |
| Tanzania | 127 | 1:416,863 | 29,360 |
| Cameroon | 124 | 1:167,492 | 17,964 |
| Malaysia | 119 | 1:247,851 | 14,049 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| China | 40 | 1:34,183,039 | 1,815 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Mexico | 39 | 1:3,182,723 | 23,538 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Nicaragua | 23 | 1:261,787 | 2,814 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Costa Rica | 20 | 1:239,003 | 2,820 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 134 | 1:33,059 | 3,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 84 | 1:290,183 | 19,896 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,384 | 1:14,840 | 1,901 |
The alternate forms: Calvín (9) are calculated separately.
Calvin (280,936) may also be a first name.
Calvin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) Bald [French Calvin, Low Latin Calvin-us, from Latin calv-us, bald] Radulphus Calvinus.-Delisle, Etudes en Norm., p. 143.
(English) Descendant of Calvin (bald).
May be derived from calbhin, a diminutive of calb, 'bald'
Calvin Demographics
Average Male Calvin Height
175.11 cm
Average Female Calvin Height
161.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Calvin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calvin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Calvin (Arabic: كالفن, Bengali: ক্যালভিন, Hindi: कैलविन, Marathi: वीन) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Calvín. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Calvin? popularity and diffusion
Calvin is the 24,706th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 333,236 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Calvin are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Calvin is also the 3,745th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 280,936 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 11,815 people, or 1 in 30,678. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Calvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Calvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Calvin last name grew 349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 456 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Calvin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Calvin surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Calvin surname are 9.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.97% being registered with the party.
The amount Calvin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.4% less than the national average, earning R 198,672 per year; in United States they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $39,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $49,418 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvín | 94 | 9 | / |
| Calvain | 92 | 490 | / |
| Chalvin | 92 | 360 | / |
| Scalvin | 92 | 114 | / |
| Calvine | 92 | 104 | / |
| Calvina | 92 | 20 | / |
| Calvein | 92 | 5 | / |
| Calvien | 92 | 2 | / |
| Callvin | 92 | 2 | / |
| Calvinn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Calving | 92 | 1 | / |
| Calvoin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Calvion | 92 | 1 | / |
| Caulvin | 92 | 0 | / |
| Calvint | 92 | 0 | / |
| Chaulvin | 86 | 10 | / |
| Cahlving | 86 | 1 | / |
| Colvin | 83 | 35,583 | / |
| Salvin | 83 | 1,474 | / |
| Kalvin | 83 | 1,132 | / |
| Jalvin | 83 | 405 | / |
| Calven | 83 | 41 | / |
| Calvén | 83 | 16 | / |
| Zalvin | 83 | 13 | / |
| Calvyn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Caullvine | 80 | 8 | / |
| Jalving | 77 | 756 | / |
| Cholvin | 77 | 175 | / |
| Kalvina | 77 | 171 | / |
| Calvene | 77 | 102 | / |
| Colvine | 77 | 97 | / |
| Collvin | 77 | 43 | / |
| Zalvina | 77 | 33 | / |
| Salvain | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kalvint | 77 | 12 | / |
| Calvent | 77 | 9 | / |
| Qalvina | 77 | 9 | / |
| Khalvin | 77 | 7 | / |
| Colving | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sallvin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Colvina | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tjalvin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Calbuin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chalven | 77 | 3 | / |
| Calveen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kalvine | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kalvein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colvein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaalvin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaulvin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kailvin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salvien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jalvine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaelvin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jalvingh | 71 | 134 | / |
| Callveng | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khalvine | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khalvina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Žalvienė | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kalvienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Colvinnc | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Salvin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelvin | 67 | 22,596 | / |
| Kálvin | 67 | 223 | / |
| Colven | 67 | 200 | / |
| Salven | 67 | 155 | / |
| Solvin | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kalven | 67 | 58 | / |
| Salvén | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kolvin | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kalvyn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cölven | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jalvén | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kalvín | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caullwine | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kalvinová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kalvinova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Colvim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zalven | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zalvinova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jalven | 67 | 1 | / |
Calvin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin in the Bengali language | ||
| ক্যালভিন | kyalabhina | - |
| Calvin in the Hindi language | ||
| कैलविन | kailavina | - |
| Calvin in the Marathi language | ||
| वीन | vina | 66.67 |
| कैलवीन | kailavina | 33.33 |
| Calvin in the Arabic language | ||
| كالفن | kalfn | - |
| كالفين | kalfyn | - |
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Calvin Reference & Research
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