Calvins Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Iceland

Calvins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calvins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Calvins (1,778) may also be a first name.

Calvins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calvins is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calvins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Calvins are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 35 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Calvins is also the 181,418th most common given name in the world It is held by 1,778 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Calvins is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 64 percent live, Kisumu County, where 29 percent live and Siaya County, where 7 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Calvins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calvins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calvins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Calvins surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Calvins earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.32% more than the national average, earning $83,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalvins8663/
Colvins867/
Salvins862/
Calvinz861/
Calvince80262/
Collvins8081/
Colvinns807/
Calvinch802/
Kelvins7120/
Kalvens714/
Salvens712/
Colvens710/
Calvence672/
Solvyns5720/
Kelvyns571/
Kalviņš571/
Kelvens571/
Kolbeins53137/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calvins
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