Capraro Surname

78,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Capraro Surname User-submission:

This is an Italian surname, denoting someone who represented, or took care of goats. It is derived from the Italian word capra, meaning 'goat'.

Capraro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,5991:16,9932,903
United States8941:405,43535,365
France5871:113,15616,948
Brazil4281:500,17418,868
Argentina2521:169,61714,244
Switzerland1471:55,8707,138
Belgium881:130,64418,923
Australia561:482,06636,890
Canada481:767,61660,775
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
England261:2,143,00282,017
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Finland71:785,24338,644
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Capraro (117) may also be a first name.

Capraro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Italian surname, denoting someone who represented, or took care of goats. It is derived from the Italian word capra, meaning 'goat'.

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Capraro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Capraro has its highest incidence in Italy. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capraro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,370th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,169,375 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Capraro are found; 58 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 864,112th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 117 people.

The surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 3,599 people, or 1 in 16,993. In Italy Capraro is mostly found in: Lazio, where 22 percent reside, Veneto, where 20 percent reside and Sicily, where 19 percent reside. Besides Italy it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Capraro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Capraro last name are 6.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Capraro earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 27.95% less than the national average, earning €21,637 per year; in United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.9% more than the national average, earning $58,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caprara864,229/
Caprero8619/
Kapraro862/
Copraro861/
Capraraz804/
Capreiro801/
Scopraro801/
Chauprara751/
Chaiprara751/
Caprera71600/
Kaprara7150/
Caprora715/
Coprara712/
Kapraras6733/
Capreira671/
Chopprara631/

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