Cavalheiro Surname
Approximately 34,922 people bear this surname
Cavalheiro Surname User-submission:
This name has its origins in the Portuguese royalty. It means 'gentleman'.
Cavalheiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 32,726 | 1:6,541 | 457 |
| Portugal | 1,538 | 1:6,774 | 642 |
| France | 145 | 1:458,088 | 65,490 |
| Uruguay | 144 | 1:23,832 | 2,775 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Cavalheiro (12) may also be a first name.
Cavalheiro Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name has its origins in the Portuguese royalty. It means 'gentleman'.
- easyrektCavalheiro Demographics
Average Male Cavalheiro Height
172.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cavalheiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cavalheiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cavalheiro occurs most in Brazil. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cavalheiro? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cavalheiro is the 15,966th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 208,681 people. The last name Cavalheiro is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Cavalheiro live; 94 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 32,726 people, or 1 in 6,541. In Brazil Cavalheiro is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 34 percent are found, São Paulo, where 20 percent are found and Paraná, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 4 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Cavalheiro Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cavalheiro surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cavalheiro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning $39,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $50,900 CAD per year.
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