Carballo Surname

5,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Carballo Surname Definition:

One who came from Carballo in Spain.

Found in Asturias and Galicia. Name of villages near Lugo, Compostela, and Oviedo. Equivalent to word, "carvallo" meaning a British oak.

Refers to a place where cattle rest. "Carba" is a thicket of oaks.

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Carballo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina20,6581:2,069270
Mexico19,1641:6,477778
Spain16,7471:2,792329
Costa Rica6,1361:779167
Paraguay5,5471:1,305253
Bolivia5,1981:2,042372
Cuba5,0401:2,286338
Nicaragua4,7811:1,259251
Venezuela4,4971:6,716765
United States4,2261:85,7699,699
El Salvador4,1561:1,526282
Uruguay3,6481:94198
Philippines2,3241:43,5626,971
Honduras1,8881:4,670475
Colombia1,1281:42,3532,319
Ecuador5911:26,9133,458
Brazil5701:375,56914,334
France4641:143,15222,068
Guatemala4251:37,8422,034
Peru3231:98,4036,324
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
Belize1521:2,339511
Switzerland1261:65,1827,970
England1111:501,96431,980
Panama1051:37,2602,014
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Canada801:460,57039,784
Puerto Rico671:52,9871,167
Chile561:314,5808,983
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Andorra271:3,105589
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Carballo (36) may also be a first name.

Carballo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Carballo in Spain.

Found in Asturias and Galicia. Name of villages near Lugo, Compostela, and Oviedo. Equivalent to word, "carvallo" meaning a British oak.

Refers to a place where cattle rest. "Carba" is a thicket of oaks. From this source could come similar names like Carballar, Carballeda, Carballido and Carballedo.

Galician name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Carballo Last Name Facts

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

Carballo (Arabic: كاربالو) is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Carballo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carballo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,207th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,979 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Carballo live; 39 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 36 people.

The surname is most frequent in Argentina, where it is held by 20,658 people, or 1 in 2,069. In Argentina Carballo is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 44 percent live, Córdoba Province, where 15 percent live and Misiones Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Argentina this last name occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent live and Spain, where 15 percent live.

Carballo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carballo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carballo surname increased 211,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carballo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carballo are 40.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Carballo earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,838 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning $20,406,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $55,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carballos9482/
Caarballo942/
Carballlo942/
Carrballo941/
Carballho941/
Carbalo9334/
Carvallo8819,058/
Carballa88922/
Carbalho88171/
Sarballo8836/
Carbalio8815/
Karballo886/
Carwallo884/
Carbollo883/
Caruallo882/
Corballo882/
Carballas82128/
Carvallho82105/
Carvaillo82104/
Carballat8245/
Carvallio8237/
Carvallyo8213/
Carvallos829/
Charballa824/
Carhuallo823/
Carvalllo821/
Carbalhos821/
Carvalo80412/
Carbelo80291/
Karbalo8012/
Carbolo802/
Carwalo801/
Jarbalo801/
Carhuayllo785/
Carvalho75962,238/
Scarbolo75252/
Carualho7595/
Carvahlo7593/
Carvalio7580/
Carvhalo7530/
Sarbaloo7528/
Zarballa7524/
Karvallo7519/
Carwalho7513/
Carvalot759/
Karbalio758/
Carvalgo758/
Carvalló756/
Carvaloh754/
Carvalla753/
Corbollo752/
Carbalia752/
Carvailo752/
Carvollo752/
Carbolla752/
Caruahlo751/
Carbelho751/
Carbolho751/
Karbaloo751/
Zarbalou751/
Carbajla751/
Carbelio751/
Corvallo751/
Karbalou751/
Carbasillas7410/
Kharbaloo71530/
Carvalhos71159/
Carhualla71155/
Ccarvalho7138/
Carvaglio7123/
Carvalhoo7121/
Carvaalho7111/
Carrvalho7111/
Karbaslou719/
Carvalhoa715/
Carvailho714/
Carvalhop714/
Caarvalho713/
Carvalhoi713/
Charvalou713/
Carvalhou712/
Carvalhho712/
Carvalhoz712/
Carvahalo711/
Carvahlho711/
Carvhalho711/
Carhvalho711/
Corvallio711/
Carvalhod711/
Carvaslho711/
Casrvalho711/
Cqarvalho711/
Kharbalou711/
Zarballah711/
Cairvalho711/
Charvalho711/
Carvalios711/
Carruollo711/
Carvalhoh711/
Carvailio711/
Carvallas711/
Karbala672,254/
Karvalo671,151/
Karbolo671,001/
Corbala67431/
Caruolo67192/
Sorbalo67191/
Jarbala6791/
Sarbala6749/
Corbelo6716/
Carhuaslla6712/
Karwalo6711/
Zarbala679/
Corbalá679/
Qarbala678/
Corbacella677/
D'Carvalho676/
Carvolo675/
Kerbalo674/
Carwolo671/
Corvalo671/
Carhuallas671/

Carballo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carballo in the Arabic language
كاربالوkarbalw-

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