Criança Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Criança Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Criança Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Crianca (53) are calculated separately.

Criança Last Name Facts

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

The last name Criança occurs most in Brazil. It may also be rendered as a variant: Crianca. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Criança? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Criança occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Criança are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 9,730,651. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 27 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 18 percent live and Federal District, where 9 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Angola, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crianca9553/
Crianças934/
Crianza86218/
Crianga8677/
Carianga8081/
Carrança8010/
Corianga806/
Cranga77372/
Criang77121/
Cranca7731/
Cranac772/
Cranak770/
Creanga715,008/
Creanza71623/
Caranga71183/
Chriang7168/
Coranga7166/
Caranak7163/
Caranca7145/
Carniça7130/
Cranach7118/
Caranag7112/
Karança7112/
Crancau716/
Caranac713/
Criangă713/
Cranack712/
Creanca712/
Carnaça711/
Cariang711/
Grianak711/
Cranika711/
Crankwa711/
Crianzo711/
Korança711/
Crank675,749/
Crang67994/
Carranca67595/
Cring67439/
Cariñaga67259/
Caranica67219/
Karianga67158/
Curianco6775/
Kriangga6748/
Kurianga6746/
Carranço6740/
Carianco6740/
Cariango6738/
Crink6726/
Carranga6714/
Carinaga6711/
Carangga6710/
Carangay6710/
Caranagu679/
Curiango678/
Caranhac676/
Korianga675/
Cranc674/
Cori Huanca674/
Caranaki673/
Crinc673/
Korianka672/
Chranęga671/
Corranca671/
Crannagh671/
Caranagh671/
Ckraynak671/
Kriangai671/
Gorianac671/
Caraunag671/
Caranaca671/
Caranakh671/
Caranako671/
Choriang671/
Cayranka671/
Carniaga671/
Curiancu671/
Carangau671/
Caranack670/
Coranach670/
Crannach670/
Creanzo579/
Kriamchai504/

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