Cabral Surname

1,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guinea-Bissau

Cabral Surname Definition:

From the Spanish "cabra" - goat - and the locative "l." Hence "place of the goats."

This is a dialectical variation of the Aragonese word "cabreo" referring to registered stock. It could also refer to the place where important records are kept.

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Cabral Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil188,9221:1,133135
Argentina42,7391:1,000138
Angola36,4801:740123
Guinea-Bissau25,3511:6822
Mozambique24,1011:1,131273
United States23,5151:15,4141,956
Portugal19,6071:53189
Dominican Republic17,7871:587110
Paraguay17,4771:414108
Philippines15,0851:6,711588
Mexico12,8871:9,6321,000
East Timor6,5161:18753
Canada3,9341:9,3661,404
Cape Verde3,8031:13939
Sri Lanka2,9241:7,1161,038
Spain2,8711:16,2841,854
Uruguay2,3661:1,450171
Guinea1,9031:6,219256
Bolivia1,6281:6,521830
France1,2461:53,3097,017
India1,2071:635,51430,187
Venezuela9401:32,1321,914
England5521:100,93910,637
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
São Tomé and Príncipe4251:41785
Australia3781:71,4178,443
Belize3231:1,101257
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Senegal2671:54,604823
Peru2661:119,4897,040
Singapore1411:39,0621,450
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Switzerland1381:59,5147,447
Colombia1241:385,2756,322
Guam1071:1,496210
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
French Polynesia921:3,052652
Bermuda901:725108
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Trinidad and Tobago851:16,0472,005
Chile721:244,6737,410
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Italy551:1,111,94072,628
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines471:2,397428
Taiwan451:520,9943,910
Haiti441:242,8168,749
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Aruba371:2,797396
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Barbados321:8,983725
Belgium321:359,27039,406
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Guyana271:28,2303,128
Norway271:190,45522,163
Antigua and Barbuda261:3,814525
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Puerto Rico211:169,0542,039
Jersey201:4,960981
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Israel171:503,39037,521
Panama151:260,8176,584
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Curaçao141:11,232389
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Finland101:549,67032,186
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales71:442,07621,198
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Oman61:614,6626,082
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Macau51:120,326534
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominica41:18,973529
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Cabrál (2) & Cábral (1) are calculated separately.

Cabral (6,234) may also be a first name.

Cabral Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Spanish "cabra" - goat - and the locative "l." Hence "place of the goats."

This is a dialectical variation of the Aragonese word "cabreo" referring to registered stock. It could also refer to the place where important records are kept.

Galician name from parish of Cabral in Vigo. Later spread to Portugal, Castile and Andalusia. Don José Cabral de Afranca joined Order of Santiago in 1699.

See Cabrera.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Ancient Portuguese surname of unknown origin. It may be related to "cabra", the Portuguese word for goat, and this connection is attested by the Portuguese coat of arms for this family, which features two goats. The arms are, however, much more modern than the surname and likely to have been inspired by this relation.

- mfariacastro

Cabral Last Name Facts

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

Cabral (Arabic: كابرال, Hindi: कैबराल, Marathi: कबराल) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Cabrál or Cábral. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cabral? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,165th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,898 people. The last name Cabral is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Cabral are found; 56 percent are found in South America and 41 percent are found in Luso-South America. Cabral is also the 83,602nd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 6,234 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 188,922 people, or 1 in 1,133. In Brazil Cabral is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 17 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 10 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 132 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 9 percent are found and Angola, where 8 percent are found.

Cabral Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cabral has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 123,763 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cabral Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cabral last name are 44.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cabral earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.41% less than the national average, earning €7,684 per year; in Norway they earn 28.7% less than the national average, earning 246,742 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,509 per year; in South Africa they earn 67.6% more than the national average, earning R 398,292 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $26,319,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $43,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $53,781 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cabrál942/
Cábral941/
Cabraal922,509/
Cabrall9257/
Chabral9219/
Cabrale9216/
Cabreal924/
Cabrasl923/
Ccabral921/
Caabral921/
Scabral921/
Cabralt921/
Casbral921/
Cabralle866/
D'Cabral861/
Cabrol836,565/
Kabral83586/
Sabral83102/
Cobral8350/
Cavral8329/
Zabral837/
Jabral835/
Cébral831/
Cabralová801/
Chabrol772,500/
Jabrail77133/
Kabrail7728/
Cobrall776/
Cabrole774/
Kabrale774/
Jabrayl772/
Cabreil772/
Cabroll771/
Sabrail771/
Quabral771/
Campral771/
Kabrayl771/
Jabreal771/
Kabrall771/
Cabrailova75192/
Cabraylova7533/
Sabrallh716/
Chaabrol713/
Djabrail712/
Cabrolle711/
Cabroult711/
Jaibrail711/
Jabrrail711/
Cabroile711/
Chabrole711/
Sahabral711/
Khabrail711/
Jasbrall710/
Sobral6747,313/
Chabrolle67225/
Kebral67182/
Kabrol6763/
Kobral6750/
Kavral6727/
Dzhabrail6719/
Zabralova6718/
Chabrolhe678/
Zabralová678/
Sabrol671/
Covral671/
Kabralova671/

Cabral Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cabral in the Hindi language
कैबरालkaibarala-
Cabral in the Marathi language
कबरालkabarala74.47
कबरलkabarala8.51
कबरालेkabarale8.51
कैबरलkaibarala4.26
काबरालkabarala4.26
Cabral in the Arabic language
كابرالkabral-
كبرالkbral-

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