Carrano Surname

89,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Carrano Surname User-submission:

Carrano is a habitational surname from Carrano, Colosimi Cosenza. It is the romanization of the Macedonian Carranus, with comes from the ancient Persian patronym Karranos, meaning 'high military commander'.

Carrano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,2221:27,5234,923
United States1,8831:192,49019,045
Argentina4461:95,8378,072
Brazil3891:550,32020,605
Australia941:287,18825,495
France811:820,03498,127
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Carraño (2) are calculated separately.

Carrano (18) may also be a first name.

Carrano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Carrano is a habitational surname from Carrano, Colosimi Cosenza. It is the romanization of the Macedonian Carranus, with comes from the ancient Persian patronym Karranos, meaning 'high military commander'.

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Carrano Last Name Facts

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

Carrano occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Carraño. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carrano? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carrano is the 89,148th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,353,556 people. The surname Carrano is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Carrano are found; 42 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.

The last name Carrano is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 2,222 people, or 1 in 27,523. In Italy Carrano is most frequent in: Campania, where 75 percent reside, Calabria, where 6 percent reside and Lazio, where 5 percent reside. Beside Italy this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Carrano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carrano has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 62,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carrano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carrano last name are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carrano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning €28,397 per year; in Peru they earn 79.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,841 per year; in United States they earn 16.76% more than the national average, earning $50,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.85% more than the national average, earning $61,533 CAD per year.

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