Calvin Surname

24,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8151:30,6783,817
Chad3,4661:3,922647
Nigeria1,1731:151,0179,579
France5491:120,98918,312
Northern Ireland5201:3,548705
Spain4321:108,2228,648
England3831:145,47814,025
Canada3641:101,22410,979
Kenya3611:127,92210,545
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Indonesia2751:480,90639,594
Jamaica2301:12,4781,261
Chile1671:105,4883,937
India1591:4,824,311122,508
Philippines1561:648,96368,172
Tanzania1271:416,86329,360
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
Malaysia1191:247,85114,049
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Botswana881:24,8515,011
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
China401:34,183,0391,815
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Panama261:150,4714,892
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Sweden261:378,72126,697
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Nicaragua231:261,7872,814
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Wales71:442,07621,198
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Macau21:300,8151,009
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1341:33,0593,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3841:14,8401,901

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Calvin (bald).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

May be derived from calbhin, a diminutive of calb, 'bald'

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calvín949/
Calvain92490/
Chalvin92360/
Scalvin92114/
Calvine92104/
Calvina9220/
Calvein925/
Calvien922/
Callvin922/
Calvinn921/
Calving921/
Calvoin921/
Calvion921/
Caulvin920/
Calvint920/
Chaulvin8610/
Cahlving861/
Colvin8335,583/
Salvin831,474/
Kalvin831,132/
Jalvin83405/
Calven8341/
Calvén8316/
Zalvin8313/
Calvyn833/
Caullvine808/
Jalving77756/
Cholvin77175/
Kalvina77171/
Calvene77102/
Colvine7797/
Collvin7743/
Zalvina7733/
Salvain7732/
Kalvint7712/
Calvent779/
Qalvina779/
Khalvin777/
Colving776/
Sallvin775/
Colvina775/
Tjalvin774/
Calbuin773/
Chalven773/
Calveen773/
Kalvine772/
Kalvein771/
Colvein771/
Kaalvin771/
Kaulvin771/
Kailvin771/
Salvien771/
Jalvine771/
Kaelvin771/
Jalvingh71134/
Callveng717/
Khalvine715/
Khalvina714/
Žalvienė712/
Kalvienė711/
Colvinnc711/
D'Salvin711/
Kelvin6722,596/
Kálvin67223/
Colven67200/
Salven67155/
Solvin67153/
Kalven6758/
Salvén6756/
Kolvin6737/
Kalvyn6718/
Cölven677/
Jalvén675/
Kalvín674/
Caullwine674/
Kalvinová674/
Kalvinova673/
Colvim673/
Zalven672/
Zalvinova671/
Jalven671/

Calvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Calvin in the Bengali language
ক্যালভিনkyalabhina-
Calvin in the Hindi language
कैलविनkailavina-
Calvin in the Marathi language
वीनvina66.67
कैलवीनkailavina33.33
Calvin in the Arabic language
كالفنkalfn-
كالفينkalfyn-

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Calvin Reference & Research

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