Cachoeira Surname

163,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Cachoeira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cachoeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,6411:81,0583,037
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cachoeiras959/
Cachoeiro8977/
Cachueira896/
Caxoeira8247/
Cajoeiro7118/
Caxoeiro7111/
Kacheura711/
Cacaeiro711/
Cajuhiro591/
Kojchahirau501/

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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
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  • 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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