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.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Cavalcanti | Peru, Portugal, Italy, Brazil, United States |
Cavalcante, Cavalcantí, and Цавалцанти
|
gianni schicchi de' cavalcanti Florentine knight, IT (b. 1250) |
|
|
|
guido cavalcanti Italian poet (1258-1300), FR (b. 1258) |
|
| aldobrandino cavalcanti catholic bishop (b. 1217) |
|
|
| aldobrandino cavalcanti FR (b. 1217) |
|
|
| iacopo cavalcanti (b. 1250) |
|
|
|
andrea di lazzaro cavalcanti Italian sculptor and architect (1412-1462), IT (b. 1412) |
|
| giovanni cavalcanti Florentine historian, FR (b. 1381) |
|
|
| giovanni cavalcanti Italian poet (b. 1444) |
|
|
| bartolomeo cavalcanti FR (b. 1503) |
|
|
| filippo cavalcanti florentin nobleman in Pernambuco Captaincy, FR (b. 1525) |
|
|
| andrea cavalcanti Italian author, 1610-1672, FR (b. 1610) |
|
|
| pietro cavalcanti Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1645) |
|
|
| francesco antonio cavalcanti Italian Catholic archbishop (1695-1748), IT (b. 1695) |
|
|
| domenico andrea cavalcanti Italian Catholic archbishop, IT (b. 1698) |
|
|
| josé mariano de albuquerque cavalcanti Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1772) |
|