Cavaleiro Surname

74,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Cavaleiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavaleiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2,9531:3,528426
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Brazil7481:286,19611,018
France1571:423,07561,574
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England81:6,964,757184,742
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Cavaleiro (47) may also be a first name.

Cavaleiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cavaleiro is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavaleiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,078th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,097,522 people. Cavaleiro occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Cavaleiro live; 45 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 47 people.

Cavaleiro is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is carried by 2,953 people, or 1 in 3,528. Without taking into account Portugal Cavaleiro is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 39 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Cavaleiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cavaleiro last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Cavaleiro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 48.68% more than the national average, earning R 353,316 per year and in United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavalheiro9534,922/
Cavalleiro95191/
Cavaleiros9542/
Cavalero94439/
Cavalheiros9096/
Cavalleiros9015/
Cavallheiro902/
Cavalheirro901/
Cavalheiroo901/
Cavallero898,364/
Cabaleiro893,884/
Cavaliero89599/
Cavalhero89199/
Cavaleros8940/
Cavaleira8937/
Cavalhiro896/
Cavalerro894/
Cavaliaro892/
Cavalearo891/
Caveleiro891/
Cavalyero890/
Cabalheiro8469/
Cavalheira8460/
Cavagliero8451/
Caballeiro8440/
Cavalhiero8423/
Cavaillero8420/
Cavalliero848/
Cavelheiro845/
Cavalleros844/
Cabaleiros841/
Cavalleroi841/
Cavalheros841/
Covalheiro841/
Cavalera822,399/
Cavalaro821,117/
Cabalero82300/
Covalero8230/
Cavelero8222/
Kavalero825/
Cabaliro822/
Cavaléro822/
Cavalira821/
Caballero78536,088/
Cavallaro7832,444/
Cavallera781,403/
Covallero78125/
Cabaleyro7865/
Caballiro7850/
Kavaleros7841/
Cabalhero7834/
Cavellero7832/
Chavalera7829/
Cabaliero7823/
Cabalerro7814/
Cabalyero7811/
Cavalarro789/
Cavalerra789/
Cabaleero786/
Cavalléro785/
Cavalhera785/
Kavalerou785/
Cabaloero784/
Cavalharo784/
Chawalero784/
Cabaleros783/
Cabaleira783/
Caveleira782/
Cabailero782/
Cabaliaro782/
Covaliero781/
Zavallero781/
Cabaleroo781/
Cabalgero781/
Cabalioro781/
Cavaliera781/
Cobaleiro781/
Caballeros743,448/
Kavalierou74197/
Caballlero7446/
Caballerro7419/
Caballeira7412/
Caballeero749/
Caballaero747/
Caballiero746/
Caballeroo743/
Caballearo742/
Cabaallero741/
Caballergo741/
Cabeallero741/
Cavallarro741/
Ccaballero741/
Cabaillero741/
Caballerop741/
Caballeroz741/
Caballeyro741/
Cavalleras741/
Cavalliera741/
Caballiaro741/
Covelheiro741/
Kavalera7148/
Kabalero7119/
Cabalaro7116/
Covalera719/
Kabaliro715/
Kovalero714/
Cabalera713/
Kavalaro711/
Cavelaro710/
Cavalara710/
Kavallierou7087/
D'Caballero702/
Caballeyero701/
Ccaballlero701/
Kampaliro67915/
Caballera67359/
Caballaro67209/
Kaballero6723/
Cavallara6717/
Cavellaro672/
Coballero672/
Kabalyero672/
Covallaro672/
Cabollero671/
Cawallaro671/
Cabaletra671/
Cabaliera671/
Cavalléra671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cavaleiro
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