The Calis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 146 people carried this name — #118,853 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 171 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 126 people named Calis.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 120 people named Calis live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Calis live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Stadt.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Calis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Piet Calis 1936–2024 · writer
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Metin Çalış 1971– · cook
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Nuran David Calis 1976– · screenwriter
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Nuran David Calis 1978– · screenwriter
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Mona Calis 1992– · actor
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Natasha Calis 1999– · actor
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Calis.
- Calero 2,446 · U.S. census
- Cales 1,953 · U.S. census
- Calgaro 162 · U.S. census
- Cali 2,827 · U.S. census
- Califano 871 · U.S. census
- Calin 321 · U.S. census
- Calise 1,326 · U.S. census
- Caliste 187 · U.S. census
- Calisti 135 · U.S. census
- Calixte 1,862 · U.S. census
- Calla 364 · U.S. census
- Callais 843 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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