Caliva

Caliva Meaning & Origin

About Caliva
The surname Caliva is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Calvus, meaning "bald" or "hairless" in Latin. It is a descriptive surname that was likely given to someone who was bald or had little hair. The name Caliva may also have originated as a nickname for someone with a bald or hairless appearance.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Caliva is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Caliva: 291
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 67,747
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Caliva based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Caliva is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLF
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C04010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA0 L IY1 V AH0
🌐 IPA
/caliva*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C410

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Caliva in Braille

Here's how to represent Caliva in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Caliva in braille

How to sign the name Caliva using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Caliva using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Caliva in sign language

Numerology