Carreras Surname

17,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Carreras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carreras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain10,4571:4,471559
Argentina8,0331:5,321586
United States3,0481:118,91712,757
Mexico2,0691:59,9932,865
Cuba1,5801:7,293729
Dominican Republic1,3791:7,566684
France1,1771:56,4347,507
Paraguay1,0401:6,958479
Puerto Rico9621:3,690291
Uruguay6001:5,720641
Philippines3401:297,75942,371
Italy2811:217,63930,585
Chile2731:64,5292,703
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
Peru1341:237,19510,049
Venezuela991:305,0926,989
England951:586,50635,379
Gibraltar791:43040
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Panama361:108,6744,042
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Carréras (1) are calculated separately.

Carreras (28) may also be a first name.

Carreras Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carreras occurs most in Spain. It may be found in the variant forms: Carréras. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carreras? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,242nd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 226,751 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Carreras reside; 34 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Carreras is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 28 people.

It is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 10,457 people, or 1 in 4,471. In Spain Carreras is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 50 percent are found, Balearic Islands, where 10 percent are found and Andalusia, where 8 percent are found. Barring Spain it occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Carreras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carreras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carreras surname expanded 13,252 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 679 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carreras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carreras surname are 39.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.15% registered with the party.

The amount Carreras earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.55% more than the national average, earning €38,303 per year; in Peru they earn 288.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 75,384 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $28,375,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning $44,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carréras961/
Carreiras941,621/
Carrerras948/
Carrearas943/
Carrereas943/
Carreeras941/
Carrreras941/
Carrieras941/
Carrera93209,590/
Careras93194/
Charreyras8931/
Carreira8832,163/
Carriera88595/
Carrerra8834/
Karreras8815/
Carreros8814/
Chareras8813/
Carreyra8811/
Carrrera889/
Carraras887/
Carrerea886/
Carreara885/
Catreras883/
Carreraa883/
Carreera882/
Carretra882/
Correras882/
Carerras882/
Carrerac882/
Carriras881/
Carrerat881/
Carreraz881/
Carreura881/
Carera861,719/
Carreiros82134/
Corrieras8250/
Carreirra826/
Chareyras823/
Charriras823/
D'Carrera822/
Ccarreira822/
Carrreira821/
Carreiraj821/
Carrerach821/
Caarreira821/
Correiras821/
Carrero8052,321/
Correra801,086/
Karrera80139/
Carerra80104/
Cariera8037/
Cararas8028/
Cariras8028/
Careira8018/
Carréra8015/
Careera805/
Carrira805/
Carrerá804/
Cahrera803/
Carerea803/
Catrera803/
Caurera802/
Carreró802/
Sareras801/
Carirra801/
Careros801/
Carreiro7520,479/
Carriero755,996/
Correira752,184/
Cotreras75157/
Carrerot75120/
Carrerou7599/
Corriera7570/
Carreiró7547/
Carerros7524/
Carrerro7516/
Chariras7512/
Carretro7511/
Corieras759/
Correrea752/
Carraira752/
Karriera752/
Carreero751/
Quarrera751/
Carereus751/
Casrrero751/
Carrrero751/
Carrejro751/
Carresro751/
Correros751/
Coireras751/
Carerach751/
Carrearo751/
Karera719,942/
Corera712,389/
Carero7158/
Carrierou7139/
Coutreras7122/
Carreyrou7111/
Carira714/
Carrriero713/
Kaureraus711/
Carrierro711/
Coirreira711/
Carreirão711/
Carerá711/
Carrreiro711/
Correiros711/
Carrerrot711/
Courreira711/
Correro671,587/
Kharera6782/
Kareroa6764/
Cariora6747/
Coreira6739/
Kareera6721/
Karerat6715/
Cariero6714/
Carriro6713/
Sareraz6711/
Carerro677/
Karrero677/
Karerea677/
Kareray675/
Koreras675/
Corerra674/
Karerah674/
Coutrearas673/
Caritra673/
Cotrera673/
Courera672/
Coorera672/
Korrera671/
Carirha671/
Corrira671/
Corzera671/
Karzera671/
Kargera671/
Karerad671/
Carirey671/
Cargero671/
Caurira671/
Cohrera671/
Sareros671/
Soreras671/
Cararos671/
Karrira671/
Carerey670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carreras
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