Kallisto Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kallisto 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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Kallisto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kallisto (22) may also be a first name.

Kallisto 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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Kallisto Last Name Facts

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

Kallisto (Russian: Каллисто) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kallisto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kallisto is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Kallisto live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kallisto is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 9,007,691. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 31 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent live and Bashkortostan Republic, where 6 percent live. Other than Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 5 percent live and Finland, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalliosto9413/
Kallistou945/
Kalisto93879/
Callisto88729/
Kallista88165/
Kahlisto881/
Kalistho881/
Kalishto881/
Kaislisto823/
Callistos821/
Callishto821/
Calisto8032,578/
Kalista802,386/
Kelisto8011/
Kalysto801/
Kalesto801/
Callista75152/
Callesto7543/
Callixto7539/
Khalista759/
Caslisto756/
Calisxto755/
Kalistha754/
Calistos754/
Calistop751/
Caalisto751/
Calistto751/
Calissto751/
Caulisto751/
Callistha7110/
Calistous714/
Kalistaus711/
Calixto6794,302/
Calista672,893/
Kalysta67111/
Calizto6727/
Colisto6713/
Kelista673/
Kalesta672/
Calesto672/
Kolista671/
Calusto671/

Kallisto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kallisto in the Russian language
Каллистоkallisto-

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