Carreiro Surname

26,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Carreiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carreiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil10,4681:20,450977
United States3,2221:112,49512,193
Portugal2,4061:4,330483
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Canada1,5021:24,5313,327
Spain3651:128,0889,805
France1641:405,01759,459
Argentina1461:292,76323,421
Panama1361:28,7671,703
Mexico911:1,364,02415,454
Cuba631:182,9004,072
Bermuda271:2,418390
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Guyana161:47,6394,360
São Tomé and Príncipe131:13,648822
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
England81:6,964,757184,742
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Macau21:300,8151,009
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Carreiró (47) are calculated separately.

Carreiro (15) may also be a first name.

Carreiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carreiro occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Carreiró. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carreiro? popularity and diffusion

Carreiro is the 26,274th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 355,855 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Carreiro live; 52 percent live in South America and 51 percent live in Luso-South America. Carreiro is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

The surname Carreiro is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 10,468 people, or 1 in 20,450. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent live, São Paulo, where 17 percent live and Maranhão, where 14 percent live. Other than Brazil it occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Portugal, where 12 percent live.

Carreiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carreiro surname are 45.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Carreiro earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carreiró9647/
Carreiros94134/
Carrreiro941/
Carreiero941/
Carrero9352,321/
Careiro9349/
Carriro9313/
Carreira8832,163/
Carriero885,996/
Carrerot88120/
Correiro88111/
Carrerou8899/
Carrerro8816/
Carreros8814/
Carretro8811/
Charrero8811/
Karreiro883/
Carreero881/
Casrrero881/
Carrrero881/
Carrejro881/
Carresro881/
Carrearo881/
Carero8658/
Cariro861/
Carreiras821,621/
Carrierou8239/
Carreyrou8211/
Carreirra826/
Carrriero823/
Ccarreira822/
Carrierro821/
Cauerrero821/
Carrreira821/
Correiros821/
Ciarriero821/
Charreira821/
Charriero821/
Carrerrot821/
Carreyero821/
Caarreira821/
Charrioro820/
Carrera80209,590/
Carraro8030,462/
Correro801,587/
Coreiro8032/
Careira8018/
Cariero8014/
Chariro8012/
Cariroh8011/
Cararro808/
Carerro807/
Karrero807/
Carrira805/
Carrerá804/
Charero803/
Carreró802/
Caruero802/
Cärrero801/
Careros801/
Cargero801/
Carreras7532,139/
Correira752,184/
Corriero75895/
Carriera75595/
Chorrero7585/
Carrerra7534/
Chaurero7531/
Carerros7524/
Cuerrero7516/
Charrera7513/
Carreyra7511/
Carrrera759/
Kharriro756/
Carreara755/
Coureiro754/
Carreraa753/
Zareirou753/
Charairo752/
Carraira752/
Carreera752/
Carretra752/
Correaro752/
Coreiros752/
Coorrero751/
Carrarro751/
Carriras751/
Carrerat751/
Carreraz751/
Correros751/
Carreura751/
Cararroz751/
Charirou751/
Cararo711,857/
Zariro71967/
Correyero71395/
Kariro71367/
Carrayrou71154/
Karero7174/
Corero7117/
Zarero7110/
Querreiro719/
Carrerras718/
Carira714/
Carrearas713/
D'Carrera712/
Carreeras711/
Chariyaro711/
Corrujero711/
Coirreira711/
Tcharirou711/
Carrreras711/
Correjero711/
Courreira711/
Carrerach711/
Correiras711/
Carrara6730,363/
Correra671,086/
Charira67358/
Zorrero67193/
Karrera67139/
Karirot67106/
Catraro67105/
Carerra67104/
Karirro6788/
Kariroh6780/
Kareroa6764/
Karerro6746/
Coreira6739/
Cariras6728/
Cairaro6719/
Khariro6718/
Carréra6715/
Cauraro6715/
Kareero6715/
Karirou6712/
Kharero6710/
Cararra679/
Choriro679/
Karairo679/
Caerera676/
Corhero675/
Corzero674/
Karioro674/
Coreero673/
Corgero673/
Cahrera673/
Catrera673/
Cargaro673/
Caurera672/
Karraro672/
Karoiro671/
Carirha671/
Coriroy671/
Corrira671/
Dzariro671/
Zarraro671/
Kerrero671/
Karerod671/
Karetro671/
Cararot671/
Carirra671/
Chararo671/
Caurira671/
Ceurero671/
Coriero671/
Karuiro671/
Cararos671/
Kariero671/
Karhiro671/
Karrira671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Carreiro
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis