Kalvaitis Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Kalvaitis Surname Definition:

(Lithuanian) The son of the smith, or worker in metals.

Kalvaitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania6961:4,360685
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway91:571,36544,190
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kalvaitis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Lithuanian) The son of the smith, or worker in metals.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kalvaitis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalvaitis is most common in Lithuania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalvaitis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 343,860th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,836,347 people. The last name Kalvaitis occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Kalvaitis are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 4,360. In Lithuania Kalvaitis is most common in: Kaunas County, where 44 percent reside, Marijampolė County, where 27 percent reside and Klaipėda County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Lithuania Kalvaitis occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Kalvaitis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalvaitis last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kalvaitis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.01% less than the national average, earning 162,618 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning $46,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $58,034 CAD per year.

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