Caranton Surname

292,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Caranton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caranton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,1341:42,1292,306
France1531:434,13562,815
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Carantón (3) & Carantòn (1) are calculated separately.

Caranton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caranton is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Carantón or Carantòn. For other possible spellings of Caranton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caranton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 292,126th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,567,262 people. Caranton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Caranton live; 87 percent live in South America and 87 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name Caranton is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 1,134 people, or 1 in 42,129. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Capital District, where 53 percent reside, Santander Department, where 14 percent reside and Cundinamarca Department, where 7 percent reside. Other than Colombia Caranton is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Caranton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Caranton earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $25,814,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning $32,450 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Caranton
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