Carvoso Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Carvoso 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."

Carvoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Carvoso 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

Carvoso Last Name Facts

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

Carvoso is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carvoso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Carvoso reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Carvoso is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 50 percent are found and Colorado, where 50 percent are found. Barring The United States Carvoso exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Carvoso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carvoso has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Carvoso surname fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carvosso93197/
Carboso8611/
Carvosa864/
Carvozo861/
Carvaso861/
Carvossa802/
Carvazos801/
Carvasos801/
Carvasso801/
Sarwoso7134/
Carvajo7134/
Carbosa717/
Carvazo714/
Carbozo713/
Carvoza712/
Carvezo711/
Sarvaso711/
Carvaco711/
Carvasa711/
Carvacho673,195/
Karbosso679/
Carvasco674/
Carboczo673/
Carvagio672/
Carvazho672/
Carvassa672/
Carbocho671/
Corvasso671/
Carvazzo671/
Carrueso671/
Carvaçho671/
Carvajho671/
Carvacio671/
Carvajas671/
Caruozzo671/

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