Caprio Surname

75,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Italy

Caprio Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller at a sign of the goat.

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Caprio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7881:130,00713,704
Italy2,5661:23,8334,188
Argentina4181:102,2578,640
Brazil2811:761,83027,755
France1051:632,59782,532
Canada821:449,33638,948
Uruguay651:52,7965,844
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
England271:2,063,63279,942
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
India151:51,137,692512,385
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Wales61:515,75523,171
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Malta41:107,5681,849
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Cáprio (1) are calculated separately.

Caprio (28) may also be a first name.

Caprio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller at a sign of the goat.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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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Caprio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caprio has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Cáprio. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Caprio? popularity and diffusion

The surname Caprio is the 75,097th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,114,304 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Caprio are found; 40 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.

Caprio is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,788 people, or 1 in 130,007. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 18 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Connecticut, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 39 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Caprio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Caprio are 1.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Caprio earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.55% more than the national average, earning €35,900 per year; in South Africa they earn 81.95% less than the national average, earning R 42,900 per year; in Colombia they earn 60.62% more than the national average, earning $36,465,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning $48,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cáprio941/
Capprio924/
Capri914,370/
Capriott863/
Capria831,510/
Caprai83437/
Capris83375/
Capriz83260/
Cappri8382/
Kaprio8367/
Coprio8310/
Caproj834/
Capriș834/
Capreo834/
Caspri834/
Capriş832/
Capriâ831/
Caprie831/
Caprais77301/
Cappriz775/
Capraia772/
Cappris772/
Capritt771/
Caprith771/
Chapria771/
Capriță771/
Kapriho771/
Capriđa771/
Caprias771/
Capriaa771/
Kaiprio771/
Capprie770/
Capra7320,835/
Kapri7316,919/
Capre73476/
Capră73324/
Copri73107/
Capry7352/
Capré7317/
Caprí731/
Chhapria7117/
Capristd711/
Chaprria711/
Caprez67760/
Cappra67118/
Kapriš6784/
Coupri6763/
Kapryi6754/
Copriz6749/
Capres6738/
Kaprei6736/
Caprea6732/
Khapri6728/
Kaapri6723/
Kaprai6722/
Capray6721/
Kaprie6721/
Caprđa6719/
Copris6718/
Kapria6718/
Kapriy6716/
Koprio6713/
Cappry676/
Kappri675/
Kaprii675/
Kaprhi673/
Caprer672/
Kahpri672/
Coprie672/
Caprès672/
Caphra671/
Cajpre671/
Kaproa671/
Kaphri671/
Kaprit671/
Caprés671/
Kaproi671/
Coopri671/
Coppri671/
Keprio671/
Kaprih671/
Kaprui671/
Cappre671/
Capree670/
Caprry670/
Caprey670/
Caspre670/
Caspry670/

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