Callebaut is used as a family name or surname in Belgium. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Callebaut
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Belgium
Meaning: Worn in Belgium and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the name is also written Callebout. It is a personal name of Germanic origin that recognizes the second element "bald, bold" (= bold). The first element is more obscure, and it seems difficult to see there "Calle", short form of Catherine, as generally offers. Instead, it was dealing with a seemingly unknown root (unless they see the word "galan" = sing), which is found in surnames Calbert, Callebert ("Berht" = bright, illustrious), worn in the same region.

How popular is Callebaut?

Callebaut is common in Belgium.

Callebaut is ranked 100921 on our list.

Callebaut is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Belgium which may be its originating country too. Around 4145 people have been found who wears Callebaut as their family name. Callebaut is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
4,104 South Korea2
14,521 Portugal2
124,220 Italy2
50,640 Switzerland2
147,165 Czech Republic2
2,617 Cambodia2
139,444 Brazil2
573 Vanuatu1
53,033 Nigeria1
3,243 Suriname1
38,841 Scotland1
24,176 Qatar1
47,891 Norway1
16,640 Hong Kong1
172,258 Germany1
289,511 England1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
62,494 Netherlands22
133,639 Canada18
80,054 Spain18
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
57,588 Argentina75
262,350 United States64
Countries with hundreds of Callebaut:
22,264 France441
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Callebaut:
279 Belgium3,355
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Comments

S
Simon Phillips
 Callebaut is a name that represents a variant of caillebeau, a denotes the milk curdles from the verb cailleboterse clot nickname cheese manufacturer.

Callebaut Namesakes

  • Marijke Callebaut, Soccer player

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