Cavalanti Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Cavalanti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Cavalanti Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049

Cavalanti Last Name Facts

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

Cavalanti has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavalanti? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Cavalanti is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cavalanti are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Cavalanti is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 6,905,624. In Brazil Cavalanti is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 77 percent live, Pernambuco, where 13 percent live and Paraíba, where 6 percent live. Excluding Brazil Cavalanti is found in one country. It is also found in Argentina, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavallanti95418/
Cavalganti951/
Cavalante89113/
Cabalanti8913/
Cavallante8442/
Cavalgante8421/
Cavaleante843/
Cabalantti843/
Cavagliante801/
Cabalgante74383/
Caballante742/
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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
  • 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 Cavalanti
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