Caminha Surname

71,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Caminha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caminha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3,5561:60,2012,260
Angola3,1551:8,5541,062
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Caminha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caminha is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Caminha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caminha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,622nd most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,057,239 people. The last name Caminha is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Caminha live; 52 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 3,556 people, or 1 in 60,201. In Brazil Caminha is most prevalent in: Ceará, where 19 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 19 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Brazil it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 46 percent reside and Portugal, where 2 percent reside.

Caminha Last Name Statistics demography

Caminha earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caminhea931/
Caminho8663/
Caminia8643/
Camenha8643/
Cominha862/
Caminias802/
Camiña772,853/
Kaminya71394/
Kaminja71264/
Caamiña7181/
Camenia7153/
Caminio7151/
Kaminia7146/
Cominho7138/
Kamigna715/
Camiñia715/
Caminjo711/
Camineo711/
Qaminya711/
Khaminya6747/
Caaminio6721/
Qaminyas674/
Caminios673/
Kaminjah672/
Kasminja672/
Comeanha671/
Camineoy671/
Kamoinya671/
Kamainja671/
Kamainia671/
Kaminjay671/
Kaminjas671/
Kaminjai671/

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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 Caminha
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