Cavaco Surname

64,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Cavaco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavaco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal6,1901:1,683252
United States4581:791,39561,115
Brazil3621:591,36622,036
France2201:301,92146,106
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
England341:1,638,76668,634
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Cavaco (42) may also be a first name.

Cavaco Last Name Facts

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

Cavaco has its highest incidence in Portugal. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavaco? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cavaco is the 64,594th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 941,057 people. The surname Cavaco occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Cavaco are found; 81 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.

Cavaco is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 6,190 people, or 1 in 1,683. Other than Portugal this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Cavaco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cavaco surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cavaco earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning $61,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chavaco92302/
Cavacos92111/
Cavacco9245/
Cavacho925/
Cavacot921/
Cavasco921/
Cabaco83920/
Cavaca83599/
Cavazo8321/
Covaco8319/
Cavaso8317/
Kavaco8310/
Caveco833/
Cavajo833/
Cavako833/
Savaco832/
Cavazos7743,771/
Cavasos77709/
Cavacas77686/
Cabacoy77662/
Covacho77150/
Cabasco7746/
Cavazoz7738/
Cabacio7734/
Cavasoz7732/
Cabacos7727/
Chabaco7718/
Cabacho7713/
Covacio776/
Cavazzo775/
Covatco774/
Ciavoco774/
Zavadco773/
Zavacos773/
Cabaico771/
Cavazoa771/
Cavajos771/
Cavazod771/
Chavako771/
Scavaca771/
Cabayco771/
Javasco770/
Ciovacco71150/
Scavazzo7113/
Chawacho7113/
Cavazzos717/
Cavazoss712/
Canpacoo711/
Cavazott711/
Cabaccoy711/
Cavazous711/
Cahuacho710/
Caboco673,467/
Kavako67290/
Cabaca67169/
Savako67126/
Kavaca67122/
Zabaco6771/
Kavaso6758/
Savaso6740/
Cavaza6735/
Cabazo6723/
Cavasa6718/
Caveca6714/
Kovaco6712/
Javako678/
Kavazo678/
Savazo678/
Cavaça674/
Cavaka674/
Cobaco673/
Sawaco673/
Cawaca673/
Cavoso671/
Caveka671/
Zavazo671/
Cabôco671/
Javajo671/
Tchawacou671/
D'Cavazos671/
Cavozo671/
Cavoza671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cavaco
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