Kalisto Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kalisto Surname User-submission:

The Calisto surname comes from ancient Greece. It was the name attributed to slaves for sale. Calisto is a superlative, which means 'the most beautiful', 'the strongest'. This surname then had 2 main lineages: Italian and Portuguese.

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Kalisto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Solomon Islands591:9,8311,696
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Namibia391:61,7806,931
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
France31:22,140,907385,998
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Kalisto (3,969) may also be a first name.

Kalisto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Calisto surname comes from ancient Greece. It was the name attributed to slaves for sale. Calisto is a superlative, which means 'the most beautiful', 'the strongest'. This surname then had 2 main lineages: Italian and Portuguese. There is also a Spanish lineage. The Italian Calisto went to France, USA and Argentina in particular. The Portuguese line has become much more widespread thanks to the colony. Calisto is found in Myanmar, a former Portuguese colony. There are also Calisto in Australia. During medieval times, we find the name Calisto attributed to noble families in Spain and Italy.

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Kalisto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalisto (Georgian: კალისტო, Hindi: कलिस्तो, Marathi: कली, Russian: Калисто) is found most frequently in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalisto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 400,040th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The last name Kalisto is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Kalisto live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 110,979th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 3,969 people.

The surname Kalisto is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Not including Malawi Kalisto occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent live.

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Kalisto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalisto in the Georgian language
კალისტოkalisto-
Kalisto in the Hindi language
कलिस्तोkalisto-
Kalisto in the Marathi language
कलीkali-
Kalisto in the Russian language
Калистоkalisto-

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