Carvalhal Surname

126,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Carvalhal Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'forest of oaks' in portuguese.

Carvalhal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,8471:115,9044,375
Portugal1,5001:6,945659
France791:840,79499,796
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Cape Verde191:27,8761,056
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Macau11:601,6301,582
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Carvalhal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'forest of oaks' in portuguese.

- rik0

Carvalhal Last Name Facts

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

Carvalhal is found most frequently in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carvalhal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carvalhal is the 126,868th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,036,196 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Carvalhal are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,847 people, or 1 in 115,904. In Brazil Carvalhal is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 31 percent live, São Paulo, where 25 percent live and Bahia, where 19 percent live. Not including Brazil Carvalhal is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 42 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Carvalhal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carvalhal are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carvalhal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.7% less than the national average, earning R 26,856 per year; in United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $54,481 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carvailhal951/
Carvalhall951/
Carvalal943/
Carvaleal898/
Carbalhal895/
Carvallal894/
Carvalahl891/
Carvalhol891/
Carbalal825/
Carballal782,343/
Carbaleal781/
Carballeal741/
Karualal716/
Carvelal711/
Carvellal671/
Kourbalal562/

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Carvalhal Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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