Cairo Surname
Approximately 18,687 people bear this surname
Cairo Surname Definition:
(Italian) One who came from Cairo (victorious), in Italy; perhaps, in a few cases, one who came from Cairo (victorious), in Egypt.
Cairo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,929 | 1:31,388 | 3,371 |
| United States | 2,619 | 1:138,396 | 14,442 |
| Italy | 2,386 | 1:25,631 | 4,573 |
| Philippines | 1,685 | 1:60,082 | 10,113 |
| Argentina | 1,588 | 1:26,917 | 2,251 |
| Cuba | 1,486 | 1:7,754 | 752 |
| Peru | 910 | 1:34,928 | 3,404 |
| Dominican Republic | 716 | 1:14,571 | 1,075 |
| Venezuela | 658 | 1:45,903 | 2,364 |
| Suriname | 639 | 1:865 | 54 |
| France | 571 | 1:116,327 | 17,517 |
| Netherlands | 433 | 1:39,000 | 6,588 |
| Brazil | 367 | 1:583,309 | 21,779 |
| Spain | 302 | 1:154,808 | 11,333 |
| Bolivia | 300 | 1:35,388 | 2,247 |
| Uruguay | 240 | 1:14,299 | 1,619 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Tanzania | 66 | 1:802,146 | 42,626 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
The alternate forms: Cairó (28) & Caïro (1) are calculated separately.
Cairo (5,855) may also be a first name.
Cairo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) One who came from Cairo (victorious), in Italy; perhaps, in a few cases, one who came from Cairo (victorious), in Egypt.
Cairo Demographics
Average Cairo Salary in
United States
$47,601 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cairo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cairo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cairo (Hindi: कैरो) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Cairó or Caïro. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cairo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 28,738th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 389,979 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Cairo live; 25 percent live in South America and 16 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 87,064th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 5,855 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,929 people, or 1 in 31,388. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Italy, where 13 percent are found.
Cairo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cairo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cairo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cairo surname are 9.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.15% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cairo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 23.6% less than the national average, earning €22,944 per year; in Peru they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,322 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $20,791,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning $47,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning $60,356 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cairo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo in the Hindi language | ||
| कैरो | kairo | - |
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Footnotes
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