Cavaleros Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cavaleros Surname Definition:

“Cavalier” in Greek.

Cavaleros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cavaleros Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Cavalier” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Cavaleros Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cavaleros is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cavaleros.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavaleros? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Cavaleros reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Cavaleros is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa Cavaleros is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 69 percent reside, Western Cape, where 29 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Cavaleros Last Name Statistics demography

Cavaleros earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 377.31% more than the national average, earning R 1,134,260 per year.

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