Carapuça Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Carapuça Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carapuça Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Carapuca (50) are calculated separately.

Carapuça Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carapuça occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Carapuca. For other possible spellings of Carapuça click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carapuça? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Carapuça are found; 99 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 100,175. Aside from Portugal Carapuça is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carapuca9650/
Carapuço8875/
Carapusa882/
Karapusa7511/
Carapuco751/
Carrapiço71277/
Karapuzha711/
Karappuzha671/
Carrapucho671/
Kaurapusia671/
Karapusi6312/
Karaposa634/
Karapuzo634/
Karapuzi631/
Kharapuse5924/
Carrapiso5922/
Karaposha595/
Zaraposhay561/
Karaposi501/

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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 Carapuça
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