Carceles Surname

137,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Carceles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carceles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2,6711:17,5041,963
France2941:225,92835,048
Argentina1541:277,55522,327
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Chile361:489,34612,617
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Cárceles (78) & Carcélès (2) are calculated separately.

Carceles Last Name Facts

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

Carceles occurs most in Spain. It can also be found as a variant: Cárceles or Carcélès. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carceles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 137,109th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,228,607 people. Carceles occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Carceles live; 81 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Carceles is most widespread in Spain, where it is held by 2,671 people, or 1 in 17,504. In Spain it is most common in: Murcia, where 48 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 20 percent reside and Catalonia, where 11 percent reside. Barring Spain this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carceles
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