Carriga Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Carriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Carriga Last Name Facts

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

Carriga is found most in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carriga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carriga is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Carriga live; 94 percent live in South America and 58 percent live in Luso-South America.

Carriga is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 3,755,690. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Amazonas, where 93 percent reside and Acre, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 35 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Carriga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carriga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carrigas9394/
Carriega932/
Charriga931/
Carraiga931/
Carrigga931/
Carrigah930/
Cariga921,144/
Carriogga881/
Carrega861,959/
Carrigy86461/
Corriga86335/
Carigay86200/
Carigga8685/
Chariga8675/
Carrigo8664/
Caraiga8616/
Carigas8611/
Carrige867/
Zarriga866/
Jarriga864/
Cariega863/
Carioga862/
Karriga861/
Carigad861/
Carrighais820/
Carruega801,295/
Carriger801,075/
Carriego80291/
Carrigee8070/
Chauriga8043/
Carregha8041/
Carreaga8037/
Carregas804/
Carraige803/
Carrigos802/
Corrigas801/
Corrigau801/
Carrigui801/
Carrugga801/
Carrigey800/
Carrigge800/
Carriguy800/
Carrighy800/
Kariga77656/
Carigo77454/
Carigi77348/
Carige77258/
Carega77189/
Sariga77128/
Jariga7738/
Caruga7713/
Coriga776/
Cáriga776/
Carigé774/
Zariga773/
Càriga771/
Carigy770/
Carrigher7535/
Carrighio751/
Carrigues751/
Carrigger750/
Carrighie750/
Careaga7110,484/
Jauriga71267/
Karigap71171/
Charega71129/
Charyga71110/
Cariego7181/
Jorriga7170/
Kariega7165/
Cairuga7155/
Cariggi7153/
Cariege7152/
Jarrega7151/
Corrige7140/
Kauriga7122/
Choriga7119/
Carrego7116/
Karaiga7111/
Caregas719/
Cárrega719/
Carregi719/
Karigad717/
Karigha715/
Sarigha715/
Correga715/
Karigga713/
Carregã713/
Corigat712/
Carigie712/
Sorriga712/
Corrigo712/
Karigau712/
Kareiga712/
Khariga712/
Zargiga711/
Cariget711/
Caraighead711/
Cariger711/
Karigay711/
Zarigat711/
Sariega711/
Cárigga711/
Caregay711/
Cayruga711/
Corziga711/
Coraiga711/
Carrygo711/
Sauriga710/
Karrigy710/
Kerriga710/
Catrige710/
Carruego67472/
Carigiet67390/
Kharigay67368/
Corriger67222/
Carregui67183/
Karregat67182/
Corrigou67136/
Karigaud6776/
Karriger6715/
Sarriego6712/
Corriges6711/
Kharigap6710/
Cariguez673/
Chargigi673/
Careagas672/
Dzhariga671/
Khatriga671/
Karigaha671/
Karigaah671/
Karhinga671/
Kareinga671/
Karrighi671/
Kaireiga671/
Charigou671/
Carreguí671/
Corriget671/
Kharigha671/
Carreggi671/
Carigher670/
Kerrigah670/
Carregey670/
Korrigay670/

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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 Carriga
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