Policarpo Surname

17,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Policarpo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Policarpo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11,8041:18,136894
Angola9,0711:2,975468
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Mexico2,0621:60,1972,872
Portugal1,4341:7,265680
Peru7781:40,8543,765
Italy2301:265,89935,000
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Spain1661:281,63917,320
France1251:531,38273,029
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Canada411:898,67368,969
England381:1,466,26563,675
Honduras321:275,5142,595
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
São Tomé and Príncipe51:35,4851,708
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984

Policarpo (24,081) may also be a first name.

Policarpo Last Name Facts

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

Policarpo (Oriya: େପାଲିକାପର୍) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Policarpo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,738th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 233,905 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Policarpo reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Policarpo is also the 32,937th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 24,081 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 11,804 people, or 1 in 18,136. In Brazil Policarpo is most common in: São Paulo, where 21 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 18 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 10 percent reside. Other than Brazil it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 29 percent reside and Mozambique, where 16 percent reside.

Policarpo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Policarpo surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Policarpo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 31.37% less than the national average, earning €20,611 per year; in Peru they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,688 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.86% more than the national average, earning R 363,264 per year; in United States they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning $38,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $43,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Policarpo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Policarpo in the Oriya language
େପାଲିକାପର୍epalikapar-

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Footnotes

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