Caracas Surname
Approximately 7,959 people bear this surname
Caracas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,288 | 1:44,247 | 7,098 |
| Colombia | 1,880 | 1:25,412 | 1,757 |
| Venezuela | 849 | 1:35,576 | 2,039 |
| Mexico | 734 | 1:169,109 | 4,954 |
| Brazil | 730 | 1:293,253 | 11,290 |
| Moldova | 502 | 1:7,094 | 1,139 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Romania | 155 | 1:129,535 | 14,130 |
| United States | 141 | 1:2,570,631 | 155,955 |
| Nicaragua | 116 | 1:51,906 | 1,445 |
| Costa Rica | 76 | 1:62,896 | 1,311 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Caracaş (35), Caraças (4) & Caracaș (2) are calculated separately.
Caracas (11) may also be a first name.
Caracas Demographics
Average Caracas Salary in
United States
$37,088 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Caracas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caracas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caracas (Arabic: كركاس) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also be rendered as: Caracaş, Caraças or Caracaș. Click here for other potential spellings of Caracas.
How Common Is The Last Name Caracas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 62,987th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 915,636 people. The surname Caracas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Caracas live; 44 percent live in South America and 34 percent live in Caribbean South America. Caracas is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,288 people, or 1 in 44,247. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 50 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 24 percent are found and Venezuela, where 11 percent are found.
Caracas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Caracas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caracas last name rose 14,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Caracas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Caracas surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.
The amount Caracas earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning $20,793,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.05% less than the national average, earning $37,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,504 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Caracas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Caracas in the Arabic language | ||
| كركاس | krkas | - |
| كراكس | kraks | - |
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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 Caracas
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