Caçao Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Caçao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caçao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184

The alternate forms: Cacao (21,766), Caçào (1) & Caçãõ (1) are calculated separately.

Caçao Last Name Facts

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

Caçao is held by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Cacao, Caçào or Caçãõ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caçao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caçao is the 2,460,878th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Caçao live; 93 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent live in Iberian Europe.

Caçao is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 182,776. Excluding Portugal Caçao occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cacao9321,766/
Caçào931/
Caçãõ871/
Casao802,789/
Cazao80152/
Casiao73952/
Cassao73536/
Casaos73447/
Caucao73267/
Catsao73127/
Cachao7395/
Caicao7321/
Caixao7316/
Caseao734/
Chasao733/
Cazzao733/
Caciao731/
Cajzao731/
Cazaou731/
Casjao731/
Chaisao67154/
Caizhao6769/
Cadchao6713/
Caichao674/
Caishao673/
Cachaou672/
Caizaao671/
Casahos671/
Casauos671/
Cassaeo670/

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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 Caçao
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