Carioca Surname

149,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Carioca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carioca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,6471:80,8743,032
Portugal2361:44,1452,563
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England71:7,959,723202,100
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
France51:13,284,544357,392
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Carióca (1) are calculated separately.

Carioca (135) may also be a first name.

Carioca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carioca is most common in Brazil. It can also appear as: Carióca. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carioca? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carioca is the 149,249th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,462,009 people. The surname Carioca occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Carioca live; 90 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Luso-South America. Carioca is also the 797,647th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 135 people.

Carioca is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,647 people, or 1 in 80,874. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent are found, Amazonas, where 19 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 8 percent are found and Colombia, where 0 percent are found.

Carioca Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Carioca earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning $21,089,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carioca
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