Caparica Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Caparica Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from a place of the same name in Portugal in the municipality of Almada. In the 18th century it was adopted as a surname.

Caparica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Caparica Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from a place of the same name in Portugal in the municipality of Almada. In the 18th century it was adopted as a surname.

- ruimendes1974

Caparica Last Name Facts

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

Caparica is found most frequently in Portugal. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Caparica click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caparica? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 818,364th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The surname Caparica occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Caparica are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Caparica is most frequent in Portugal, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 61,284. Apart from Portugal it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 48 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

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