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 held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Carióca. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carioca? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 149,249th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,462,009 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Carioca reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 797,647th most common first name world-wide, borne by 135 people.

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

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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