Calvo Surname

2,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Calvo Surname Definition:

Derived from the latin "caluus" that at one time was a baptismal name. It is also a variation of the Basque word "alba" mean­ing hay.

Castilian family descended from Lain Calvo, Count and judge of Castile.

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Calvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain73,7481:63453
Mexico23,1461:5,363672
Costa Rica21,8021:21962
Colombia18,9531:2,521467
Argentina16,0191:2,668345
Philippines8,2591:12,2581,237
United States7,6691:47,2635,739
Cuba5,4711:2,106318
Peru4,7011:6,7611,023
Italy4,0011:15,2852,525
Venezuela3,6641:8,243853
France3,1511:21,0802,450
Brazil2,8091:76,2102,853
Bolivia2,1401:4,961693
Chile2,0121:8,756827
Panama1,9621:1,994309
Guatemala1,8311:8,7841,006
Dominican Republic1,3401:7,786696
Uruguay1,1571:2,966349
Ecuador8011:19,8572,811
Nicaragua7001:8,602665
Portugal6321:16,4851,211
Guam5191:30936
El Salvador3411:18,604894
Canada3251:113,37112,083
England3041:183,28316,451
Belgium2891:39,7816,505
Northern Mariana Islands2641:20744
Australia2531:106,70211,948
Andorra2321:36151
Germany2101:383,35935,976
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Israel1911:44,8046,039
Switzerland1511:54,3907,022
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Paraguay961:75,3831,923
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Puerto Rico481:73,9611,392
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Honduras301:293,8812,662
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Austria241:354,81038,119
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Ireland141:336,35312,021
China121:113,943,4645,994
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Monaco71:5,295668
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Calvó (25) & Cálvo (1) are calculated separately.

Calvo (230) may also be a first name.

Calvo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derived from the latin "caluus" that at one time was a baptismal name. It is also a variation of the Basque word "alba" mean­ing hay.

Castilian family descended from Lain Calvo, Count and judge of Castile.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Calvo is a spanish and portuguese qualifier of tuna. It is common knowledge that the Calvo family branch originated from the Galician fishing community, mainly from the surroundings of Vigo.

- stppj

The Calvo surname is a Castilian-Spanish surname that comes from the Latin, calvus, which means 'bald'.

- vasquezcalvo

Calvo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calvo is found most frequently in Spain. It can also occur in the variant forms: Calvó or Cálvo. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calvo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Calvo is the 2,650th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,698 people. The last name Calvo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Calvo reside; 37 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 591,855th most common first name in the world It is held by 230 people.

The last name Calvo is most frequent in Spain, where it is carried by 73,748 people, or 1 in 634. In Spain Calvo is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 17 percent reside, Castile and León, where 14 percent reside and Catalonia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Spain this last name occurs in 99 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 11 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 10 percent reside.

Calvo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Calvo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Calvo last name grew 28,404 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,764 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calvo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Calvo last name are 39.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Calvo earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning €25,949 per year; in Peru they earn 3% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,803 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $21,693,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $44,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $51,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calvó9325/
Cálvo931/
Calvos9166/
Calvot9122/
Calvoz9121/
Scalvo9114/
Chalvo917/
Cialvo916/
Calvoa911/
Chalvou8327/
Calvott832/
D'Calvo831/
Salvo8028,225/
Calva8026,573/
Calbo801,959/
Jalvo80139/
Kalvo8072/
Caluo8038/
Colvo8021/
Zalvo8017/
Calvà801/
Calvas73780/
Callva73687/
Calvat73384/
Cialbo73187/
Cailuo73109/
Scalva7370/
Chalva7370/
Calbos7344/
Calbot7320/
Calboo7314/
Calvaz7312/
Kalvoy7310/
Caluoy7310/
Callbo739/
Chaluo736/
Calbou735/
Kalvou734/
Caulbo733/
Calvad733/
Cealbo733/
Calboa732/
Chalwo731/
Kalvos731/
Cailbo731/
Kalvoa731/
Calboy731/
Jailvo731/
Salvoi730/
Salvoy730/
Calimpo6769/
Caulboy6732/
Calbout677/
D'salvo676/
Casilbo672/
Calbott672/
Callwoo671/
Calvahe671/
Calinpo671/
Callvas670/

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