Carneiro Surname

1,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Carneiro Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese descriptive name, meaning "sheep". It may be a toponymic, from several villages bearing this name in the North of Portugal.

Carneiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil282,1631:75993
Portugal16,7771:621107
Angola16,7611:1,610290
Mozambique14,8321:1,838442
France3,0931:21,4752,493
Spain1,5371:30,4183,096
United States1,3991:259,08424,484
Argentina9431:45,3273,826
Uruguay8861:3,873452
Venezuela6991:43,2102,291
India6641:1,155,21946,843
Paraguay3551:20,385824
Canada2821:130,65813,594
Switzerland2511:32,7214,820
England1781:313,02323,520
Germany1541:522,76344,015
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Chile1261:139,8134,899
Peru1251:254,27310,396
Suriname1211:4,567989
Australia731:369,80430,692
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
São Tomé and Príncipe451:3,943351
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Panama361:108,6744,042
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Andorra161:5,2401,042
Cape Verde151:35,3091,317
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
China61:227,886,92811,701
Macau61:100,272488
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Wales51:618,90625,852
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Comoros11:749,524685
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Carneiro (148) may also be a first name.

Carneiro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese descriptive name, meaning "sheep". It may be a toponymic, from several villages bearing this name in the North of Portugal.

- mfariacastro

The surname Carneiro or Carnero means 'sheep'.

- thays

Carneiro Last Name Facts

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

Carneiro (Arabic: كارنيرو, Marathi: कारनेरो) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Carneiro.

How Common Is The Last Name Carneiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carneiro is the 1,585th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,299 people. The last name Carneiro is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Carneiro reside; 83 percent reside in South America and 82 percent reside in Luso-South America. Carneiro is also the 757,758th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 148 people.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 282,163 people, or 1 in 759. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 13 percent reside, Ceará, where 13 percent reside and Bahia, where 10 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 5 percent reside and Angola, where 5 percent reside.

Carneiro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carneiro has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Carneiro last name rose 17,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carneiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carneiro surname are 44.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Carneiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 79.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,884 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.88% more than the national average, earning R 420,324 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $24,406,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $48,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Carneiro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carneiro in the Marathi language
कारनेरोkaranero43.75
करनेरोkaranero18.75
कानॅिरओkaneira'o12.5
कानॅरोkanero12.5
कारनेराkaranera6.25
चनइरोcana'iro6.25
Carneiro in the Arabic language
كارنيروkarnyrw-

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Carneiro Reference & Research

Família Carneiro – Origins and Traditions of the Sephardim - An article about the family, in Portuguese.

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