Carrega Surname

210,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Portugal

Carrega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carrega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6811:89,80415,527
Portugal3491:29,8521,897
France3371:197,10030,644
Argentina2401:178,09814,936
Brazil2241:955,68934,042
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Guyana71:108,8897,175
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Cárrega (9) & Carregã (3) are calculated separately.

Carrega (18) may also be a first name.

Carrega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carrega is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Cárrega or Carregã. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carrega? popularity and diffusion

It is the 210,655th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,720,034 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Carrega live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent live in Italic Europe. Carrega is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 681 people, or 1 in 89,804. In Italy it is mostly found in: Piedmont, where 83 percent reside, Liguria, where 9 percent reside and Tuscany, where 4 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 18 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Carrega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carrega has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carrega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carrega surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Carrega earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 31.85% less than the national average, earning €20,465 per year; in South Africa they earn 164.47% more than the national average, earning R 628,488 per year; in United States they earn 32.74% more than the national average, earning $57,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $54,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cárrega959/
Carregã953/
Carregha9341/
Carreaga9337/
Carregas934/
Carriega932/
Carega92189/
Careaga8610,484/
Charega86129/
Carriga8699/
Jarrega8651/
Carroga8629/
Carrego8616/
Carraga869/
Caregas869/
Carregi869/
Correga865/
Cariega863/
Caregay861/
Carriego80291/
Carregui80183/
Karregat80182/
Carrigas8094/
Careagas802/
Charriga801/
Carragay801/
Carraiga801/
Carreguí801/
Carrigga801/
Carreggi801/
Carrigah800/
Carregey800/
Carragai800/
Karega775,733/
Caraga771,468/
Cariga771,144/
Jarega77141/
Sarega7726/
Carego779/
Corega778/
Caroga774/
Zarega772/
Qarega771/
Carregues7555/
Caurreges753/
Carriogga751/
Ciarregui751/
Caragay712,383/
Correge71595/
Carrigy71461/
Corriga71335/
Carigay71200/
Kareaga71173/
Charyga71110/
Carigga7185/
Cariego7181/
Chariga7175/
Careghi7166/
Kariega7165/
Carrigo7164/
Cariege7152/
Careggi7132/
Zarrege7123/
Kareega7119/
Caraiga7116/
Zairega7112/
Charege7111/
Carigas7111/
Corregi7110/
Carrige717/
Corrego717/
Kharega716/
Zarriga716/
Karegea715/
Jarriga714/
Járrega714/
Karegga714/
Ciorega712/
Carioga712/
Jaurega712/
Coreaga712/
Kareiga712/
Karriga711/
Zaregha711/
Córrego711/
Jàrrega711/
Sorrega711/
Sarhega711/
Sariega711/
Sarrego711/
Carigad711/
Corregé711/
Carrygo711/
Karraga711/
Cargege710/
Caragah710/
Korrega710/
Carrighais710/
Carriger671,075/
Courrege67583/
Correges67106/
Correggi6799/
Carrigee6770/
Correger6755/
Chauriga6743/
Chareghe6722/
Sarriego6712/
Cargeege6711/
Kharegat678/
Caragață676/
Jorreega675/
Jauregai673/
Carraige673/
Charegge672/
Saharega672/
Carrigos672/
Quaarega671/
Careegie671/
Corrigas671/
Corrigau671/
Sorreega671/
Katregga671/
Kareinga671/
Kaireiga671/
Kaharega671/
Zaregash671/
Carrigui671/
Corregos671/
Carrigey670/
Carrigge670/
Carriguy670/
Korregay670/
Carrighy670/

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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
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  • 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 Carrega
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