de Calais Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

de Calais Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'from Calais'.

de Calais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2651:807,82829,291
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

de Calais Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'from Calais'.

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de Calais Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Calais is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Calais? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 968,490th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname de Calais occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Calais live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name de Calais is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 807,828. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 47 percent reside, São Paulo, where 20 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Barring Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

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