Cauas Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Chile

Cauas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cauas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cauás (4) are calculated separately.

Cauas Last Name Facts

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

Cauas is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Cauás. For other potential spellings of Cauas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cauas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Cauas is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cauas live; 94 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Luso-South America.

Cauas is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 6,116,409. In Brazil Cauas is most numerous in: Pernambuco, where 83 percent live, São Paulo, where 6 percent live and Espírito Santo, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 21 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cauás934/
Chauas9118/
Cauhas919/
Caua8985/
Chauhas832/
Cahua802,780/
Cauha80474/
Caous80337/
Cauad8061/
Kauas8028/
Couas8020/
Cauea803/
Cueas803/
Cuhas803/
Cauay802/
Cauat802/
Cauax801/
Coaus801/
Cauai801/
Caaus801/
Ceuas801/
Cajias73285/
Cauyao73251/
Caiyas73189/
Cohaus73157/
Chaous7366/
Cayias7361/
Cayaos7353/
Cayaas7316/
Cahuay7314/
Cajías7310/
Couais735/
Cahgas735/
Cheaua734/
Caayos733/
Kauash733/
Cahuea731/
Cahaus731/
Chauaz731/
Cajgas731/
Cueeas731/
Chauás731/
Chouas731/
Kauase731/
Cujias731/
Zauais731/
Cagias731/
Kauais731/
Coueas730/
Caouse730/
Couats730/
Kaua67893/
Caos67214/
Cohausz67115/
Cauache67114/
Coas6782/
Caea6779/
Coaa6771/
Couasse6741/
Caou6733/
Șcheaua6732/
Cougias6730/
Chaiyas6730/
Kauhaus6724/
Chaoush6724/
Cayuhay6722/
Chajias6718/
Caoa6712/
Cahueau6712/
Coua679/
Chayias677/
Cahiuat677/
Cajijas674/
Caãa674/
Caau674/
Cauyaai673/
Tchaous673/
Caao672/
Qauashe672/
Ceua671/
Cuua671/
Coau671/
Cagiuos671/
Cauã671/
Cajígas671/
Caós671/
Cauyaay671/
Kaiouas671/
Cahouse670/
Cajeass670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cauas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis