Cavelius Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cavelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3401:236,78126,066
France1151:577,58977,507
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Cavélius (1) are calculated separately.

Cavelius Last Name Facts

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

Cavelius is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cavélius. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavelius? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 639,219th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Cavelius are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Cavelius is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 236,781. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saarland, where 76 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Cavelius Last Name Statistics demography

Cavelius earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning $31,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavélius961/
Savelius88138/
Cawelius8837/
Kavelius8831/
Javelius8813/
Cavalius881/
Cavallius8229/
Savelus8060/
Cabelus8060/
Cavelos806/
Kavolius7539/
Sovelius7538/
Kawelius7514/
Cobelius755/
Cavellos754/
Savilius752/
Kavalius751/
Cavolous751/
Zabelius751/
Jovelius751/
Cabelu711/
Kavelu711/
Chovelous710/
Cabelos67193/
Cabilus6770/
Kavalus6731/
Covolus6720/
Kavolus6715/
Savilus679/
Jovelus674/
Cavaluz671/

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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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  • 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 Cavelius
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