César Surname

33,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

César Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

César Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola12,2261:2,208380
Portugal1,6891:6,168609
Brazil1,3831:154,7905,933
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
France401:1,660,568152,033
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Haiti351:305,25410,227
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Cesar (89,005), Cèsar (20), Cêsar (1), Cesár (15), Cesàr (2), Česar (1) & Česár (1) are calculated separately.

César (152,736) may also be a first name.

César Last Name Facts

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

The last name César is found most in Angola. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cesar, Cèsar, Cêsar, Cesár, Cesàr, Česar or Česár. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name César? popularity and diffusion

The last name César is the 33,737th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 463,201 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of César are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. César is also the 6,871st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 152,736 people.

The surname César is most frequent in Angola, where it is carried by 12,226 people, or 1 in 2,208. Aside from Angola this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cesar9389,005/
Cèsar9320/
Cêsar931/
Césare9110/
Césard918/
Céssar911/
Césair911/
Césart911/
Cesár8715/
Cesàr872/
Česar871/
Césaire8344/
Cisar801,305/
Cézar80555/
Cäsar80437/
Císar80140/
Cysar803/
Česár801/
Césarová7730/
Ceasar735,156/
Cesarz733,050/
Chisar73331/
Ciesar73238/
Cysarz73186/
Cessar73133/
Chesar73114/
Caisar7399/
Csisar7385/
Czézar7348/
Ceisar7343/
Cesear7340/
Cisarz7334/
Cesair7332/
Ciszar7316/
Císcar7316/
Cézard7315/
Caysar738/
Chysar735/
Ceszar734/
Cysaar734/
Cézare732/
Cezsar732/
Ce'sar732/
Ceesar732/
Cesarr732/
Cgesar731/
Cisarr731/
Cesiar731/
Coysar731/
Gcesar731/
Dcesar731/
Scesar731/
Cuisar730/
Chisare67637/
Chessar67121/
Chaisar6775/
Ceasear6743/
Chesare6742/
Cissarz6723/
Chisgar6722/
Cheesar6715/
Ceasaar678/
Chhisar677/
Caisare677/
Cessarz674/
Dcesare674/
Cseszar672/
Cyssarz672/
Cézaire672/
Cheszar672/
Cessair671/
Coisare671/
Czisarz671/
Cisharz671/
Csíszar671/
Cuisard671/
Cyszarz671/
Chizsar671/
Chissar671/
Chajsar671/
Chysare671/
Cheshar671/
Scesarz671/
Ceissar671/
Ceassar670/

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