Kaldewey Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kaldewey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaldewey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6241:129,01515,714
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
France131:5,109,440259,941
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kaldewey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaldewey has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaldewey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 493,410th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kaldewey are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 129,015. In Germany Kaldewey is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koldewey88217/
Kaldeway88112/
Kaldewei8895/
Caldewey8867/
Koldeweyh8221/
Kaldewaay8211/
Kaldeeway824/
Kaldewi8071/
Kaldawy8023/
Koldewe8020/
Kaldeby8013/
Kaldeve801/
Caldewe800/
Caldewy800/
Coldewey75852/
Koldeway75157/
Koldewee7553/
Koldewei7536/
Kaldeved7534/
Caldewei7518/
Kaldeeva756/
Kaldavee751/
Kaldewai751/
Koldewej751/
Caldeway750/
Koldawey750/
Khaldeeva71780/
Koldeweij71168/
Koldeweid7121/
Kaldewaij7120/
Kaldawi67247/
Coldewe6753/
Kaldyba6723/
Kaldewaaij6713/
Koldeweihe6711/
Kaldybi6710/
Khaldevych676/
Caldawe671/
Koldeve671/
Kaldevi671/

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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 Kaldewey
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