Last name Carica (Carica 
, Carrico 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Carica is characteristic of Portugal, where it is quite a common surname, Cabo Verde, and Serbia, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Portugal, and Brazil. Much less frequently, Carica is the forename as well as the last name.