Cognomen Cavalcanti (Cavalcanti 
, カヴァルカンティ) , in all the world, is a common surname. The last name Cavalcanti is characteristic of Brazil, where it is quite a common surname, Portugal, where it is quite a rare surname, and Paraguay. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Brazil, the United States, and Italy.
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| Cavalcanti | Peru, Portugal, United States, Italy, Brazil |
Cavalcante, Cavalcantí, and Цавалцанти
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gianni schicchi de' cavalcanti Florentine knight, IT (b. 1250) |
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guido cavalcanti Italian poet (1258-1300), FR (b. 1258) |
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| aldobrandino cavalcanti catholic bishop (b. 1217) |
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| aldobrandino cavalcanti FR (b. 1217) |
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| iacopo cavalcanti (b. 1250) |
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andrea di lazzaro cavalcanti Italian sculptor and architect (1412-1462), IT (b. 1412) |
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| giovanni cavalcanti Florentine historian, FR (b. 1381) |
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| giovanni cavalcanti Italian poet (b. 1444) |
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| bartolomeo cavalcanti FR (b. 1503) |
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| filippo cavalcanti florentin nobleman in Pernambuco Captaincy, FR (b. 1525) |
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| andrea cavalcanti Italian author, 1610-1672, FR (b. 1610) |
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| pietro cavalcanti Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1645) |
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| francesco antonio cavalcanti Italian Catholic archbishop (1695-1748), IT (b. 1695) |
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| domenico andrea cavalcanti Italian Catholic archbishop, IT (b. 1698) |
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| josé mariano de albuquerque cavalcanti Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1772) |
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