Carvasso Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Carvasso Surname Definition:

From Carvowsa in Ludgvan, or Carvis in Roche; from car-vose, a rock or castle intrenched by a ditch; or, as Pryce renders it, "the intrenched castle."

Carvasso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Carvasso Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Carvowsa in Ludgvan, or Carvis in Roche; from car-vose, a rock or castle intrenched by a ditch; or, as Pryce renders it, "the intrenched castle."

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

CARVOSOE, CARVOSSO, CARVOSSOE: From Carvowsa in Ludgvan, or Carvis in Roche; from car-vose, a rock or castle intrenched by a ditch; or, as Pryce renders it, "the intrenched castle."

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Carvasso Last Name Facts

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

Carvasso is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carvasso? popularity and diffusion

Carvasso is the 14,316,765th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Carvasso are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Carvasso is most frequent in: Paraná, where 100 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carvaso931/
Carvosso88197/
Carvassa882/
Corvasso881/
Carvasos881/
Carvoso805/
Carvazo804/
Carvasa801/
Sarvaso801/
Carvacho753,195/
Carbassa7531/
Carbasho7531/
Carvossa752/
Carvacio751/
Carvazzo751/
Caruassa751/
Corbasso751/
Jarvasio751/
Carvaçho751/
Karbassou712/
Carhuasas711/
Carbasa67103/
Carboso6711/
Corvasa674/
Carvosa674/
Corbaso672/
Carvoza672/
Carvozo671/
Kervaso671/

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