Caetano Surname

1,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Caetano Surname User-submission:

From the Portuguese given name Caetano, possibly from Italian Gaetano. It is ultimately of Latin origin, Caietanus, meaning "from Caieta", modern Gaeta in Italy.

Caetano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil223,1411:959114
Mozambique59,9441:45590
Angola50,8751:53191
Portugal14,8051:704124
United States1,3771:263,22424,827
Uruguay1,3541:2,535295
France1,2001:55,3527,341
Canada4861:75,8148,549
Argentina3481:122,82610,376
Spain3061:152,78411,245
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
England2021:275,83221,591
Switzerland1531:53,6796,960
Peru871:365,33512,291
Australia861:313,90427,145
Venezuela601:503,4019,605
Paraguay531:136,5422,910
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
São Tomé and Príncipe431:4,126358
Gibraltar381:894185
Cape Verde361:14,712538
India351:21,916,154310,282
Namibia341:70,8657,497
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Andorra281:2,994558
Guinea-Bissau251:69,12186
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
East Timor161:75,996145
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Macau21:300,8151,009
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Caétano (2) are calculated separately.

Caetano (33,993) may also be a first name.

Caetano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Portuguese given name Caetano, possibly from Italian Gaetano. It is ultimately of Latin origin, Caietanus, meaning "from Caieta", modern Gaeta in Italy.

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Caetano Last Name Facts

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

Caetano (Arabic: كايتانو, Marathi: कैतानो) is most common in Brazil. It may be found in the variant forms: Caétano. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caetano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,526th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 20,504 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Caetano are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 25,299th most prevalent first name globally, held by 33,993 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 223,141 people, or 1 in 959. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 25 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 16 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 17 percent are found and Angola, where 14 percent are found.

Caetano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caetano has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 68,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caetano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caetano surname are 43.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.43% registered with the party.

The amount Caetano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.76% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,575 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.74% more than the national average, earning R 465,144 per year; in United States they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $43,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $50,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caétano952/
Cayetano9343,809/
Caethano9335/
Caettano9319/
Caetanno937/
Cavetano936/
Caetanop934/
Caeteano933/
Cajetano933/
Ccaetano932/
Caetaano931/
Caetanoi931/
Caaetano931/
Cahetano931/
Caetanoa931/
Ceaetano931/
Cqaetano931/
Cayetanot8827/
Cayetanoi881/
Cayetasno881/
Cayettano881/
Cayhetano881/
Cayetanos881/
Caitano8615,665/
Caytano86643/
Caetana86373/
Catanoi86356/
Catanoy86178/
Kaetano86167/
Caeteno8617/
Caïtano867/
Coetano866/
Caetono864/
Saetano861/
Caatano861/
Ceitano861/
Catanno861/
Cayetana80144/
Cattaino80120/
Cayatano8034/
Cayitano808/
Caiteano808/
Ciaetana806/
Cahitano806/
Kayetano804/
Caitanno804/
Caaetana803/
Caitanos803/
Ceyatano802/
Cattaeno802/
Caithano802/
Kaietano801/
Catahano801/
Cayetono801/
Saetanou801/
Cayetaño801/
Catanhoo801/
Cateaneo801/
Cajetana801/
Katano7718,796/
Catana7717,057/
Ketano7791/
Khayetano754/
Khaetanoo751/
Kaitano716,696/
Cataina71447/
Cattana71280/
Katanoy71100/
Caitana7176/
Katanoi7146/
Quetano7121/
Cottano7119/
Cahtono7112/
Cataneu719/
Keitano719/
Catenoy718/
Caetona717/
Kattano716/
Kaytano716/
Catanna715/
Kaatano714/
Kaetana714/
Saetana714/
Catteno713/
Jaetana713/
Kathano712/
Cathana712/
Caitono712/
Katanoj712/
Katanho711/
Keatano711/
Kahtano711/
Coitano711/
Kcatana711/
Kataano711/
Khatano711/
Caataño711/
Catañho711/
Cattaño711/
Cattono711/
Cuetana711/
Coteano711/
Cateana711/
Kahatano671,427/
Cayetona67204/
Kayitano67128/
Catahina6768/
Cathayna6712/
Kaitango6711/
Kattanou677/
Ciyatana677/
Cattenoy677/
Kaaetana676/
Kajitano672/
Cayitana672/
Kahitano672/
Caiteana672/
Khatanoo671/
Cayatono671/
Kayatano671/
Khetanou671/
Kahetana671/
Queytano671/
Cayatana671/
Cautogno671/
Cattaneu671/
Katainoy671/
Quaitano671/
Cathonho671/
Cottanoo671/
Kathanno671/
Katainoi671/

Caetano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Caetano in the Marathi language
कैतानोkaitano46.67
काएतानोka'etano13.33
कायतानोkayatano6.67
केतानोketano6.67
काएटनोka'etano6.67
कॅटानोketano6.67
कएतानोka'etano6.67
कॅएतानोke'etano6.67
Caetano in the Arabic language
كايتانوkaytanw-

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