Carnero Surname

38,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Argentina

Carnero Surname User-submission:

The surname Carneiro or Carnero means 'sheep'.

Carnero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4,0871:11,4391,330
Argentina3,8801:11,0161,029
Peru2,8201:11,2711,554
United States8701:416,61936,159
Mexico7961:155,9374,722
Cuba2421:47,6151,986
Ecuador1991:79,9295,672
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
Brazil1311:1,634,15553,881
France1081:615,02580,926
Venezuela671:450,8078,956
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Chile201:880,82418,509
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
India91:85,229,487684,495
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Carñero (1) & Carnéro (1) are calculated separately.

Carnero Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Carneiro or Carnero means 'sheep'.

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Carnero Last Name Facts

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

Carnero (Marathi: कॉरनेरो) is most common in Spain. It may also appear in the variant forms: Carñero or Carnéro. Click here to see other potential spellings of Carnero.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnero? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carnero is the 38,935th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 539,578 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Carnero reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 30 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Carnero is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 4,087 people, or 1 in 11,439. In Spain Carnero is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 24 percent reside, Andalusia, where 20 percent reside and Castile and León, where 16 percent reside. Beside Spain this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 29 percent reside and Peru, where 21 percent reside.

Carnero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carnero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carnero surname expanded 10,875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carnero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carnero are 37.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.59% registered with the party.

The amount Carnero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,209 per year; in United States they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $41,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.55% less than the national average, earning $28,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Carnero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carnero in the Marathi language
कॉरनेरोkoranero-

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Carnero Reference & Research

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

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