Careau Surname

364,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Careau Surname User-submission:

The surname Careau or Carreau is of French origin, meaning 'square' or 'lozenge'.

Careau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7511:49,0625,954
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Chile571:309,0618,852
France531:1,253,259128,888
Israel221:388,98331,283
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Careau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Careau or Carreau is of French origin, meaning 'square' or 'lozenge'.

- rmc64

Careau Last Name Facts

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

Careau is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Careau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 364,266th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,353,729 people. The surname Careau is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Careau are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

The last name Careau is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 751 people, or 1 in 49,062. In Canada Careau is mostly found in: Quebec, where 96 percent reside, Ontario, where 3 percent reside and Alberta, where 0 percent reside. Other than Canada it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Chile, where 6 percent reside.

Careau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Careau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Careau surname expanded 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Careau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Careau are 22.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Careau earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.05% less than the national average, earning $35,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.73% less than the national average, earning $40,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carreau924,223/
Cargeau921/
Carea91137/
Carreeau862/
Carehaus861/
Carrieau861/
Cairieau860/
Carrea832,063/
Coreau83382/
Carjeu836/
Caurea832/
Cairea832/
Carieu832/
Carjea831/
Cargea831/
Caryea830/
Coureau771,675/
Carrieu77275/
Carajea7759/
Caragiu7755/
Carriea774/
Carojea772/
Carreou771/
Careaja771/
Careous771/
Carieya771/
Careius770/
Corea7340,261/
Caria7310,716/
Carya73478/
Carja73410/
Carju735/
Cariu731/
Cărea731/
Caría731/
Courgeau71130/
Corrieau711/
Carechea711/
Correa671,044,376/
Carias6738,171/
Cariou676,989/
Carius674,078/
Kareha67731/
Karyea67598/
Cariat67464/
Coryea67432/
Cahria67421/
Cariah67279/
Carria67167/
Karehu67109/
Carija6773/
Carjou6755/
Coreea6738/
Caryah6731/
Cariuz6731/
Casria6730/
Carjat6729/
Cariaz6728/
Coriea6727/
Kareah6724/
Kareju6723/
Caryad6716/
Kaurea6715/
Catria6712/
Cargia6711/
Coorea6711/
Cariad6710/
Kareea677/
Corhea676/
Cargey675/
Caryat675/
Carjia674/
Coirea673/
Catriu673/
Cauria673/
Coreah672/
Cearia672/
Carzia672/
Cariey672/
Carriu672/
Carjus672/
Carría672/
Caruiu671/
Cariua671/
Cariye671/
Cairia671/
Coreaj671/
Coreha671/
Coyrea671/
Karieu671/
Kariea671/
Cauriu671/
Carjas671/
Coreaú671/
Karhea671/
Kareoa671/
Kareou671/
Cârgea671/
Còrrea671/
Cărgea671/
Carjoe671/
Careoy671/
Cariae671/
Carăuș671/
Carrechea671/
Kahrea671/
Karjau671/
Kareyu671/
Courea671/
Carihu670/

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