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 found most in Colombia. It may also occur as: Carantón or Carantòn. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caranton? popularity and diffusion

Caranton is the 292,126th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,567,262 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Caranton are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 87 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

Caranton is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 1,134 people, or 1 in 42,129. In Colombia Caranton is most numerous in: Capital District, where 53 percent live, Santander Department, where 14 percent live and Cundinamarca Department, where 7 percent live. Barring Colombia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Caranton
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