Cavanha Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Cavanha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavanha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,0391:206,0397,929
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Cavanha Last Name Facts

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

Cavanha occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cavanha.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavanha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 350,743rd most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,007,256 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cavanha reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Cavanha is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,039 people, or 1 in 206,039. In Brazil Cavanha is most prevalent in: Mato Grosso do Sul, where 47 percent reside, São Paulo, where 22 percent reside and Paraná, where 13 percent reside. Beside Brazil this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Paraguay, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caveanha9355/
Cavagna866,950/
Cavania8649/
Cavanho863/
Kavanha861/
Cavanea861/
Cavanya860/
Caveagna80122/
Cavanias8022/
Cavagnat809/
Cavangna804/
Cavagnah800/
Cavaña77129/
Cavagnass750/
Kavanya71352/
Cabania71182/
Cavagno7135/
Kavanja7126/
Cabanya7113/
Kavania714/
Cavaneo711/
Covanea711/
Cavanio710/
Kabaniha6737/
Cavagnod6719/
Cavagnot6711/
Kavaynya672/
Khawanha671/
Cavañias671/
Kavhanya671/
Kavainya671/
Kavagnah670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cavanha
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