Caruana Surname

30,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Caruana Surname User-submission:

The Caruana surname, coming from Sicilian but eventually being mixed with the Semetic Language Maltese, means 'castor oil plant'.

Caruana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta6,5321:6614
Australia2,9591:9,1231,357
United States1,9071:190,06818,846
Italy1,8011:33,9576,086
Philippines1,0341:97,90917,064
France1,0301:64,4888,864
England7131:78,1468,768
Canada5881:62,6637,331
Spain2521:185,52412,982
Belgium2361:48,7157,924
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
Gibraltar731:46548
Wales571:54,2904,971
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Israel121:713,13647,700
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

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

Caruana (70) may also be a first name.

Caruana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Caruana surname, coming from Sicilian but eventually being mixed with the Semetic Language Maltese, means 'castor oil plant'.

- alfie_caruana

The surname Caruana originated in Sicily and the meaning is 'castor oil plant'.

- jocaruana

Caruana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caruana (Arabic: كروانا) is most common in Malta. It may also occur as: Caruaña. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caruana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,112th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 410,497 people. The surname Caruana occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Caruana are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 70 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malta, where it is carried by 6,532 people, or 1 in 66. Not including Malta this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Caruana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caruana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caruana last name increased 17,336 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caruana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caruana surname are 7.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Caruana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.59% more than the national average, earning €35,914 per year; in South Africa they earn 137.16% more than the national average, earning R 563,580 per year; in United States they earn 23.56% more than the national average, earning $53,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.14% more than the national average, earning $56,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Caruana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Caruana in the Arabic language
كرواناkrwana-
كروانيkrwany-

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