Carvajal Surname

1,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Carvajal Surname Definition:

Refers to a mountain covered with oak trees.

Found in Castile and Aragon. Name of village near Leon. Of unknown etymology.

"Carbajal" refers to a place of many oak trees.

See Carabajal.

Carvajal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia93,4061:51196
Chile41,5671:42485
Venezuela36,1751:835157
Mexico24,8211:5,001634
Ecuador14,4801:1,098185
Costa Rica14,2631:33598
Spain13,0851:3,573430
Bolivia11,7091:907187
United States9,0121:40,2204,948
Dominican Republic7,5181:1,388220
Cuba6,2811:1,835275
Philippines5,9851:16,9151,957
Nicaragua2,8501:2,113344
Honduras2,5561:3,449413
Argentina2,0811:20,5401,740
Panama2,0761:1,885298
Brazil6171:346,96013,334
Peru3601:88,2895,924
France3461:191,97329,874
Canada2931:125,75313,150
Guatemala2661:60,4612,418
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
El Salvador1191:53,3101,300
Australia1081:249,96023,064
England881:633,16037,224
Germany841:958,39866,883
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Puerto Rico251:142,0061,869
Belize251:14,2191,533
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Norway171:302,48730,120
Greece151:738,65380,079
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Guam81:20,0153,029
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Wales41:773,63329,106
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Carvajal (122) may also be a first name.

Carvajal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Refers to a mountain covered with oak trees.

Found in Castile and Aragon. Name of village near Leon. Of unknown etymology.

"Carbajal" refers to a place of many oak trees.

See Carabajal.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Carvajal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carvajal occurs most in Colombia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carvajal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,885th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,052 people. The last name Carvajal is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Carvajal are found; 69 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 844,248th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 122 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 93,406 people, or 1 in 511. In Colombia Carvajal is most prevalent in: Antioquia Department, where 19 percent are found, Capital District, where 13 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 11 percent are found. Not including Colombia this surname occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 14 percent are found and Venezuela, where 12 percent are found.

Carvajal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carvajal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 39,183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carvajal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carvajal surname are 41.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Carvajal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 94.62% less than the national average, earning €1,616 per year; in Norway they earn 23.15% less than the national average, earning 265,948 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $23,060,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning $45,314 CAD per year.

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Carvajal Reference & Research

Carvajal DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Carvajal FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Carvajal/Carbajal FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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