Cavalcante Surname

2,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Cavalcante Surname User-submission:

The Cavalcante family is considered the largest Brazilian family. It has only one common ancestor, Filippo Cavalcanti. It gave rise to all the descendants of that family in Brazil.The Cavalcante surname, like many others, did not appear in Brazil, for a simple reason that Brazil was colonized and inhabited, primarily by foreigners.

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Cavalcante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil249,5301:858106
United States6331:572,60546,957
Italy4251:143,89822,703
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
France1271:523,01472,224
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
Spain1101:425,01922,707
Peru921:345,48011,994
Canada811:454,88439,362
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Australia341:793,99150,673
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Ireland281:168,1767,397
England261:2,143,00282,017
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Cavalcante (82) may also be a first name.

Cavalcante Surname Meaning

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The Cavalcante family is considered the largest Brazilian family. It has only one common ancestor, Filippo Cavalcanti. It gave rise to all the descendants of that family in Brazil.The Cavalcante surname, like many others, did not appear in Brazil, for a simple reason that Brazil was colonized and inhabited, primarily by foreigners. Thus, last names come from other countries and end up gaining popularity since the immigrants made Brazil their new home. The Cavalcante surname is of Italian origin, being derived from an activity practiced by their patriarch. In this case, the act of ride that comes from the medieval Latin caballicare. According to studies done by genealogists the founders of this surname were bourgeois nobles of the province of Florence. The Cavalcante were persecuted during the thirteenth century by a crisis caused by the war of Guelfs against the Ghibellines. The Guelphs won and divided into white and black Guelfs Guelfi. The Family Cavalcanti supported white Guelfi and so were persecuted. Only the time Medici exercised power over Florence, this family could back his powers and assets.Florence was known to have an import trade well known at the time. Traders importing expensive products and desired by all people of that time. In this context, we highlight Giovanni Cavalcanti, an important businessman and father of Filippo Cavalcanti who came to the colony of Portugal (Brazil). He received the land grants donations and set up one of the first sugar mills in the region. His descendants followed the tradition of planters and only centuries later one of the successors occupied a position in the Empire.

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Cavalcante Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cavalcante is most common in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cavalcante click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavalcante? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cavalcante is the 2,179th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 28,948 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cavalcante are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America. Cavalcante is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 82 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 249,530 people, or 1 in 858. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 17 percent are found, Ceará, where 16 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.

Cavalcante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cavalcante has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cavalcante last name increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cavalcante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cavalcante are 6.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cavalcante earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.76% less than the national average, earning €15,987 per year; in Peru they earn 348.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 86,864 per year; in Colombia they earn 45.85% less than the national average, earning $12,293,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $48,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.84% more than the national average, earning $60,036 CAD per year.

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