Calà Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Calà Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calà Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2011:304,26238,067
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Cala (43,535), Calá (20), Càlà (1), Çala (2,239), Čala (367), Ćala (1) & Càla (1) are calculated separately.

Calà Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calà is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Cala, Calá, Càlà, Çala, Čala, Ćala or Càla. Click here for further possible spellings of Calà.

How Common Is The Last Name Calà? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,025,894th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Calà reside; 87 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 87 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 48 percent reside, Piedmont, where 11 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Italy it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 15 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cala9243,535/
Calá9220/
Càlà921/
Callà8966/
Cailà894/
Chalà893/
Caylà891/
Çala832,239/
Čala83367/
Ćala831/
Càla831/
Catllà804/
Caglià803/
Callàt801/
Calo7530,008/
Calò75980/
Caló75216/
Salà756/
Chala6777,357/
Scala6722,511/
Caila6716,381/
Calei6716,193/
Calla6715,627/
Callo6711,553/
Chalo677,367/
Caley675,345/
Calas675,129/
Calia674,556/
Calio673,013/
Cayla672,926/
Cailo671,940/
Caula671,922/
Csala671,737/
Calay671,662/
Calot671,535/
Calos671,336/
Ccala671,171/
Calap671,093/
Caloi671,076/
Calou671,034/
Caloz67729/
Calad67561/
Calea67560/
Ciala67527/
Casla67433/
Caulo67412/
Caylo67371/
Calat67301/
Calgo67293/
Calai67290/
Calau67287/
Scalo67283/
Caloy67263/
Calha67256/
Calod67146/
Caslo67138/
Calaz67131/
Caela67118/
Calaj6760/
Calya6757/
Kcala6754/
Caala6742/
Calaa6740/
Calop6740/
Chalá6739/
Caluo6738/
Ceala6731/
Calho6726/
Calás6725/
Czala6720/
Caloň6718/
Gcala6716/
Caloo6715/
Catla6714/
Calyo6714/
Caloh6713/
Cahla6712/
Caloa6711/
Caelo6711/
Caleu6710/
Callá676/
Colàs676/
Collà675/
Caloj674/
Calló674/
Caála674/
Calah673/
Chaló673/
Cialo673/
Cailá673/
Calga672/
Caalo672/
Cajla671/
Hcala671/
Ckala671/
Catlo671/
Calós671/
Calaš671/
Ccalo671/
Cealo671/
Caïla671/
Gcalo671/
Salaà671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calà
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