Caro Surname
Approximately 189,884 people bear this surname
Caro Surname Definition:
Derived from the latin "carus" - high price. Could also mean "esteemed one."
Ancient surname found in all parts of Spain. Derived from the latin word "carne" meaning high-priced, costly.
Also derives from the Italian word "car" which refers to the two parts of a sail.
Read More About This SurnameCaro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 53,415 | 1:894 | 193 |
| Spain | 21,536 | 1:2,171 | 262 |
| Chile | 20,594 | 1:855 | 195 |
| Argentina | 18,705 | 1:2,285 | 297 |
| Mexico | 17,338 | 1:7,159 | 829 |
| Philippines | 13,123 | 1:7,715 | 700 |
| United States | 10,540 | 1:34,389 | 4,291 |
| Peru | 7,074 | 1:4,493 | 738 |
| France | 6,195 | 1:10,722 | 1,051 |
| Venezuela | 6,097 | 1:4,954 | 621 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,875 | 1:2,692 | 360 |
| Bolivia | 3,520 | 1:3,016 | 504 |
| Cuba | 1,390 | 1:8,290 | 786 |
| Italy | 742 | 1:82,421 | 14,362 |
| Brazil | 738 | 1:290,074 | 11,176 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Germany | 412 | 1:195,402 | 22,558 |
| Canada | 345 | 1:106,799 | 11,489 |
| Belgium | 338 | 1:34,014 | 5,523 |
| England | 305 | 1:182,682 | 16,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 281 | 1:12,634 | 568 |
| Uruguay | 258 | 1:13,301 | 1,494 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Netherlands | 220 | 1:76,760 | 12,983 |
| Portugal | 217 | 1:48,010 | 2,732 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 139 | 1:5,518,456 | 133,501 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| Ecuador | 111 | 1:143,296 | 6,987 |
| Kosovo | 93 | 1:20,020 | 2,387 |
| Panama | 93 | 1:42,067 | 2,183 |
| Paraguay | 87 | 1:83,181 | 2,051 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Switzerland | 69 | 1:119,028 | 12,127 |
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| Taiwan | 52 | 1:450,860 | 3,427 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Greece | 33 | 1:335,751 | 47,626 |
| Costa Rica | 27 | 1:177,040 | 2,395 |
| Serbia | 26 | 1:274,806 | 14,599 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Nicaragua | 13 | 1:463,161 | 3,580 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 79 | 1:308,549 | 20,627 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 246 | 1:204,141 | 17,685 |
The alternate forms: Çaro (129), Ćaro (24), Carò (14), Caró (4), Carô (2), Cáro (2), Cäro (1) & Çaró (1) are calculated separately.
Caro (23,870) may also be a first name.
Caro Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Derived from the latin "carus" - high price. Could also mean "esteemed one."
Ancient surname found in all parts of Spain. Derived from the latin word "carne" meaning high-priced, costly.
Also derives from the Italian word "car" which refers to the two parts of a sail.
Basque name from Bilbao. Extended throughout the Peninsula with Reconquest and later related to Dukes of Medina Sidonia.
“Beloved” in Italian.
Caro Demographics
Average Male Caro Height
172.73 cm
Average Female Caro Height
161.12 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Caro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Caro (Hindi: कैरो) occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Çaro, Ćaro, Carò, Caró, Carô, Cáro, Cäro or Çaró. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Caro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,961st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,379 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Caro are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Caro is also the 33,170th most numerous first name on earth, held by 23,870 people.
The last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is carried by 53,415 people, or 1 in 894. In Colombia it is most common in: Capital District, where 21 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 21 percent are found and Bolívar Department, where 9 percent are found. Not including Colombia this surname is found in 118 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 11 percent are found and Chile, where 11 percent are found.
Caro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Caro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caro last name grew 4,285 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 386 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Caro last name are 40.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.78% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Caro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning €32,549 per year; in Peru they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,265 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.06% more than the national average, earning R 366,096 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $22,362,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $42,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $52,582 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Caro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Caro in the Hindi language | ||
| कैरो | kairo | - |
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