Cárcamo Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Cárcamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cárcamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1021:172,7115,686
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Guatemala191:846,4565,220
Nicaragua161:376,3183,295
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Panama111:355,6607,645
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Carcamo (85,120), Càrcamo (10), Carcàmo (1) & Carcámo (1) are calculated separately.

Cárcamo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cárcamo has its highest incidence in Chile. It can also be found as: Carcamo, Càrcamo, Carcàmo or Carcámo. For other potential spellings of Cárcamo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cárcamo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cárcamo is the 966,131st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cárcamo reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 42 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most common in Chile, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 172,711. In Chile Cárcamo is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 26 percent live, Los Lagos Region, where 24 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Chile it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent live and Spain, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carcamo9585,120/
Càrcamo9510/
Cárcamos931/
Carcàmo901/
Carcámo861/
Corcamo861/
Carcamos8058/
Carccamo802/
Carcamoa801/
Casrcamo801/
Carrcamo801/
Carcammo801/
Carcomo7161/
Carkamo712/
Carcama712/
Carzamo711/
Corcomo711/
Carjamo711/

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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 Cárcamo
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