Carlao Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Carlao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carlao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Portugal381:274,16410,086
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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

Carlao (125) may also be a first name.

Carlao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carlao is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Carlaõ. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carlao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,674,734th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Carlao occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Carlao are found; 51 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 832,731st most widely held first name globally, held by 125 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,628,379. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 47 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live and Paraná, where 7 percent live. Not including Brazil it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 32 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carlaõ941/
Carlaos924/
Charlao921/
Carleo832,500/
Karlao83136/
Carloa837/
Karrlao771/
Karlaou771/
Carloõs771/
Corleo67117/
Karleo674/
Karloa671/
Courleo621/
Quarleo621/
Karleha621/
Karelloa571/
Kerleo50106/
Korleo5013/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carlao
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