Cárcano Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Cárcano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cárcano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Carcano (4,034) & Carcaño (402) are calculated separately.

Cárcano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cárcano occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Carcano or Carcaño. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cárcano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cárcano is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cárcano reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 10,685,854. In Argentina Cárcano is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 75 percent live and San Luis Province, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Argentina Cárcano occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carcano954,034/
Carcaño90402/
Corcano861/
Carcagno80489/
Carchano80306/
Carciano8026/
Carcanho8023/
Corchano807/
Corciano804/
Carcaino801/
Carceano801/
Ciorciano7512/
Carcheano753/
Corsano711,411/
Carzano71566/
Carsano71288/
Jorcano71193/
Corzano7197/
Carcana7179/
Sarcano715/
Carjano712/
Sorcano711/
Karcano711/
Carcanha6750/
Carcagna6741/
Carckeno6719/
Carcanas673/
Carciana672/
Corciono671/
Carsanoi671/
Korchano671/
Cargiano670/

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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 Cárcano
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