Calves Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Calves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4391:151,30523,468
Brazil2751:778,45228,292
Philippines2711:373,57349,139
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Spain531:882,11434,832
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Calvès (4), Calvés (2) & Çalves (1) are calculated separately.

Calves (12) may also be a first name.

Calves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calves is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Calvès, Calvés or Çalves. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calves? popularity and diffusion

It is the 328,333rd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,449,156 people. Calves occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Calves are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 12 people.

It is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 151,305. In France Calves is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 34 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Occitanie, where 13 percent live. Besides France this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 24 percent live and The Philippines, where 24 percent live.

Calves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Calves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Calves last name increased 913 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Calves surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Calves earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $41,845 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calvès944/
Calvés942/
Çalves941/
Calvest923/
Scalves921/
Calvies921/
Chalves921/
Calveis921/
Calvesh920/
Calveas920/
Calve911,044/
Calvesse862/
Calvet8312,710/
Calvez838,944/
Calver834,357/
Calvey831,385/
Calvis83717/
Salves83454/
Calbes83143/
Calvie8368/
Calved8329/
Kalves8319/
Jalves8317/
Calvís835/
Calvec834/
Colves833/
Zalves833/
Calues832/
Calvea831/
Qalves831/
Calvett7764/
Calvise7729/
Calvist779/
Calvice776/
Chalvez774/
Gialves773/
Salvesh772/
Calvais772/
Callver771/
Calveiz771/
Calvios771/
Calwges771/
Collves771/
Salveus771/
Calbees771/
Calbets771/
Chalvis771/
Salvess770/
Calbest770/
Calverh770/
Chalvesche7534/
Calva7326,573/
Calvi7317,115/
Kalve732,039/
Calwe731,820/
Calvy73368/
Calbe73317/
Calvé7356/
Colve7356/
Calue739/
Calviche7139/
Calveche7136/
Kalveits712/
Zallveis710/
Calvay672,839/
Calvio671,652/
Colver671,212/
Solves67765/
Callva67687/
Calvit67280/
Colvis67263/
Zalvez67154/
Colvez67122/
Colvey67113/
Jalvez6785/
Kalvis6784/
Kalbes6783/
Salvis6764/
Kolves6762/
Callue6749/
Salvez6747/
Colwes6735/
Colvee6730/
Calviz6723/
Kalvee6721/
Khalve6720/
Colvet6716/
Calbez6710/
Zalvis679/
Caluet679/
Kõlves679/
Calweh678/
Kalvys678/
Colbes677/
Caluis675/
Calbis675/
Kalvey674/
Colvie673/
Calbey673/
Calvic673/
Jalvis673/
Colvée673/
Caluez673/
Caluey672/
Kalvie672/
Colvea672/
Kalhve671/
Kalues671/
Calvid671/
Calvoa671/
Calwie671/
Cailue671/
Caulbe671/
Qalvie671/
Caalbe671/
Caluea671/
Calvai671/
Calvix671/
Calbei671/
Calbee671/
Zalbes671/
Calwey670/
Kalwes670/
Calued670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calves
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