Cariou Surname

70,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Cariou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cariou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,6281:10,022960
Canada1371:268,94625,310
New Caledonia731:3,784630
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England231:2,422,52489,093
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
China91:151,924,6187,954
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Cariou (10) may also be a first name.

Cariou Last Name Facts

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

Cariou occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cariou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,722nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,042,717 people. Cariou occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Cariou are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Cariou is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is held by 6,628 people, or 1 in 10,022. In France Cariou is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 55 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent are found. Excluding France this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found.

Cariou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cariou surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cariou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $50,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $48,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carriou92741/
Cariu911/
Carius834,078/
Coriou83410/
Carjou8355/
Kariou8341/
Cariuz8331/
Carião837/
Catriu833/
Carieu832/
Carriu832/
Cauriu831/
Caruiu831/
Cariua831/
Qariou831/
Carihu830/
Qariouh77362/
Carrieu77275/
Kariouh77119/
Corriou77101/
Caragiu7755/
Kargiou7750/
Carrius7740/
Couriou7717/
Carrião7712/
Catroju773/
Karihou772/
Karriou771/
Kairiou771/
Carreou771/
Careous771/
Cariuth771/
Carroyu771/
Careius770/
Kariu731,580/
Coriu7369/
Carju735/
Carió731/
Courriou7110/
Quariouh712/
Carrieau711/
Karihoud711/
Cairieau710/
Coroiu671,996/
Careau67991/
Karyou67181/
Carrió6791/
Kharijouz6724/
Karoju6723/
Kariuh6715/
Corriu678/
Carjeu676/
Kariju675/
Cariús675/
Carijó675/
Karihu674/
Karjou674/
Kariua672/
Kariup672/
Carjus672/
Kareou671/
Karriu671/
Qarius671/
Karieu671/
Couriu671/
Carjoe671/
Carjoo671/
Carăuș671/
Kkariu671/
Corius670/

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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 Cariou
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