How common is the surname Cali?

2,827 people in the United States had the surname Cali in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,213 Americans. It ranked 11,185th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cali?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Cali identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cali?

Frank Cali, American mobster, followed by Giulio Calì.

Where is the surname Cali most common?

Wikidata records people named Cali in the United States and Italy.

Is the surname Cali getting more or less common?

More common. 2,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,827 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Cali

A surname, carried by 2,827 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cali is more common than 93.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,827 people named Cali in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,213 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,546.

#11,185

rank among US surnames

2,827

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+11%

change since 2000 (was #11,362)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,179	Lucey	2,829	109,136
#11,183	Bruhn	2,828	109,175
#11,185	Olague	2,827	109,213
#11,189	Linde	2,826	109,252
#11,193	Boman	2,825	109,290

Who is named Cali

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Cali identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Calis

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Cali
American mobster, 1965–2019
Giulio Calì
Actor (1895–1967)
Joseph Cali
American actor, born 1950

Notable Calis come mostly from the United States (2) and Italy (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cali

Cali has the Soundex code C400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C400.

Questions

How common is the surname Cali?: 2,827 people in the United States had the surname Cali in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,213 Americans. It ranked 11,185th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cali?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Cali identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cali?: Frank Cali, American mobster, followed by Giulio Calì.
Where is the surname Cali most common?: Wikidata records people named Cali in the United States and Italy.
Is the surname Cali getting more or less common?: More common. 2,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,827 in 2010, up 11%.