Cachoeira Surname
Approximately 2,659 people bear this surname
Cachoeira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,641 | 1:81,058 | 3,037 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Cachoeira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cachoeira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cachoeira occurs most in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cachoeira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 163,373rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,740,709 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cachoeira are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.
Cachoeira is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,641 people, or 1 in 81,058. In Brazil Cachoeira is primarily found in: Santa Catarina, where 40 percent reside, São Paulo, where 13 percent reside and Bahia, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Cachoeira exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cachoeiras | 95 | 9 | / |
| Cachoeiro | 89 | 77 | / |
| Cachueira | 89 | 6 | / |
| Caxoeira | 82 | 47 | / |
| Cajoeiro | 71 | 18 | / |
| Caxoeiro | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kacheura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cacaeiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cajuhiro | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kojchahirau | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cachoeira
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