Cavallin Surname

84,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cavallin Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from nicknames related to the horse, that is referring to the profession of horse-driver (who cares for horses) or post-horse riding, to having served in a family of Cavalieri or having been mounted on horseback in the army or by toponyms like Cavallino, Puglia or Cavallo Pastorio, Sicily or similar.

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Cavallin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,5511:17,2222,949
Brazil5391:397,16915,140
France4341:153,04823,764
Argentina3181:134,41311,364
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Sweden1901:51,8253,994
Australia931:290,27625,669
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Austria151:567,69652,281
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Cavallín (1) are calculated separately.

Cavallin (68) may also be a first name.

Cavallin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from nicknames related to the horse, that is referring to the profession of horse-driver (who cares for horses) or post-horse riding, to having served in a family of Cavalieri or having been mounted on horseback in the army or by toponyms like Cavallino, Puglia or Cavallo Pastorio, Sicily or similar.

The surname Cavallo is widespread throughout Italy, but especially in the south.

Cavalloni is specific to the Sudmilanese area.

Cavallotti should have two strains, one between Pavia and Milan and another between Modena and Bologna.

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Cavallin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cavallin occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Cavallín. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavallin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,166th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,268,944 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Cavallin live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Italic Europe. Cavallin is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 68 people.

The surname is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 3,551 people, or 1 in 17,222. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Veneto, where 83 percent are found, Lombardy, where 9 percent are found and Lazio, where 3 percent are found. Besides Italy this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Cavallin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cavallin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,571 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cavallin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cavallin surname are 33.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cavallin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 29.97% less than the national average, earning €21,031 per year; in Norway they earn 32.48% more than the national average, earning 458,480 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $57,082 CAD per year.

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