Cognomen Cadete (Cadete 
, Kadete 
) , in all the world, is a common family name. The surname Cadete is habitual in Angola, where it is quite a common surname, Portugal, and the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Angola, Brazil, and Portugal. Much less frequently, Cadete is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Cadete | Portugal, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Angola |
| Kadete | Zimbabwe, Philippines, Tanzania, Brazil, India |
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rainer cadete Brazilian actor, BR (b. 1987) |
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| josé alexandre wanderley cadete person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1965) |
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| jorge cadete Portuguese footballer, PT (b. 1968) |
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| marco antónio cadete marques Portuguese association football player, PT (b. 1978) |
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| filipe tavares-cadete researcher |
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| raissa brito fernandes cadete researcher |
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| angola manuel domingos o. cadete Ph.D. Tula State Pedagogical University 1999 |
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| denise cadete researcher |
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| rafael cadete researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4084-2048) |
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| anna maria ringheim cadete researcher |
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| armando mateus cadete Angolan diplomat |
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| antonio cadete botanist |
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| raquel m. cadete botanist |
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