Cavalheiro Surname

15,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Cavalheiro Surname User-submission:

This name has its origins in the Portuguese royalty. It means 'gentleman'.

Cavalheiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil32,7261:6,541457
Portugal1,5381:6,774642
France1451:458,08865,490
Uruguay1441:23,8322,775
Canada721:511,74443,418
Argentina681:628,58044,177
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England301:1,857,26974,552
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Macau11:601,6301,582
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

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'.

- easyrekt

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavaleiro956,640/
Cavalhero95199/
Cavalheiros9596/
Cavalhiro956/
Cavallheiro952/
Cavalheirro951/
Cavalheiroo951/
Cavalleiro90191/
Cabalheiro9069/
Cavalheira9060/
Cavaleiros9042/
Cavalhiero9023/
Cavelheiro905/
Cavalheros901/
Covalheiro901/
Cavalero89439/
Cavalleiros8615/
Cavallero848,364/
Cabaleiro843,884/
Cavaliero84599/
Cavaleros8440/
Cavaleira8437/
Cabalhero8434/
Cavalhera845/
Cavalerro844/
Cavalharo844/
Cavaliaro842/
Cavalearo841/
Caveleiro841/
Cavalyero840/
Cavagliero8051/
Caballeiro8040/
Cavaillero8020/
Cavalliero808/
Cavalleros804/
Cabaleiros801/
Cavalleroi801/
Covelheiro801/
Cavalera782,399/
Cavalaro781,117/
Cabalero78300/
Covalero7830/
Cavelero7822/
Kavalero785/
Cabaliro782/
Cavaléro782/
Cavalira781/
Caballero74536,088/
Cavallaro7432,444/
Cavallera741,403/
Covallero74125/
Cabaleyro7465/
Caballiro7450/
Kavaleros7441/
Cavellero7432/
Chavalera7429/
Cabaliero7423/
Cabalerro7414/
Cabalyero7411/
Cavalarro749/
Cavalerra749/
Cabaleero746/
Cavalléro745/
Kavalerou745/
Cabaloero744/
Chawalero744/
Cabaleros743/
Cabaleira743/
Caveleira742/
Cabailero742/
Cabaliaro742/
Covaliero741/
Zavallero741/
Cabaleroo741/
Cabalgero741/
Cabalioro741/
Cavaliera741/
Cobaleiro741/
Caballeros703,448/
Kavalierou70197/
Caballlero7046/
Caballerro7019/
Caballeira7012/
Caballeero709/
Caballaero707/
Caballiero706/
Caballeroo703/
Caballearo702/
Cabaallero701/
Caballergo701/
Cabeallero701/
Cavallarro701/
Ccaballero701/
Cabaillero701/
Caballerop701/
Caballeroz701/
Caballeyro701/
Cavalleras701/
Cavalliera701/
Caballiaro701/
Kavallierou6787/
Kavalera6748/
Kabalero6719/
Cabalaro6716/
Covalera679/
Kabaliro675/
Kovalero674/
Cabalera673/
D'Caballero672/
Kavalaro671/
Caballeyero671/
Ccaballlero671/
Cavelaro670/
Cavalara670/

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