César Surname
Approximately 15,733 people bear this surname
César Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 12,226 | 1:2,208 | 380 |
| Portugal | 1,689 | 1:6,168 | 609 |
| Brazil | 1,383 | 1:154,790 | 5,933 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| Mexico | 55 | 1:2,256,840 | 19,878 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Haiti | 35 | 1:305,254 | 10,227 |
| Czechia | 29 | 1:366,671 | 43,532 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar | 93 | 89,005 | / |
| Cèsar | 93 | 20 | / |
| Cêsar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Césare | 91 | 10 | / |
| Césard | 91 | 8 | / |
| Céssar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Césair | 91 | 1 | / |
| Césart | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cesár | 87 | 15 | / |
| Cesàr | 87 | 2 | / |
| Česar | 87 | 1 | / |
| Césaire | 83 | 44 | / |
| Cisar | 80 | 1,305 | / |
| Cézar | 80 | 555 | / |
| Cäsar | 80 | 437 | / |
| Císar | 80 | 140 | / |
| Cysar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Česár | 80 | 1 | / |
| Césarová | 77 | 30 | / |
| Ceasar | 73 | 5,156 | / |
| Cesarz | 73 | 3,050 | / |
| Chisar | 73 | 331 | / |
| Ciesar | 73 | 238 | / |
| Cysarz | 73 | 186 | / |
| Cessar | 73 | 133 | / |
| Chesar | 73 | 114 | / |
| Caisar | 73 | 99 | / |
| Csisar | 73 | 85 | / |
| Czézar | 73 | 48 | / |
| Ceisar | 73 | 43 | / |
| Cesear | 73 | 40 | / |
| Cisarz | 73 | 34 | / |
| Cesair | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ciszar | 73 | 16 | / |
| Císcar | 73 | 16 | / |
| Cézard | 73 | 15 | / |
| Caysar | 73 | 8 | / |
| Chysar | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ceszar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cysaar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cézare | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cezsar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ce'sar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ceesar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cesarr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cgesar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cisarr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cesiar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coysar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gcesar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dcesar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scesar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuisar | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chisare | 67 | 637 | / |
| Chessar | 67 | 121 | / |
| Chaisar | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ceasear | 67 | 43 | / |
| Chesare | 67 | 42 | / |
| Cissarz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chisgar | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cheesar | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ceasaar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chhisar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Caisare | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cessarz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dcesare | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cseszar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cyssarz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cézaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheszar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cessair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coisare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czisarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cisharz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Csíszar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuisard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cyszarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chizsar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chissar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chajsar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chysare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheshar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scesarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceissar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceassar | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 César
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