Caracar Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Caracar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Caraçar (1) are calculated separately.
Caracar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caracar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caracar (Hindi: चरचरा) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Caraçar. For other potential spellings of Caracar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caracar? popularity and diffusion
Caracar is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Caracar reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name Caracar is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 6,749,215. In The Philippines Caracar is mostly concentrated in: Ilocos, where 73 percent reside, Cagayan Valley, where 20 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Caracar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Caracar in the Hindi language | ||
| चरचरा | caracara | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Caracar
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