Caballeros Surname

131,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Caballeros Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from France. During the Spanish Reconquest, some knights from the neighboring country crossed the border to join the Catalans and Aragonese who fought against the Moors. It seems that, at first, the name was Cabanilles and so it appears in old documents of the Principality of Catalonia.

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Caballeros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2,5571:6,290810
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
Colombia1371:348,7166,089
Mexico1281:969,73612,932
Ecuador901:176,7327,513
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Belize241:14,8111,562
El Salvador181:352,4382,576
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Nicaragua151:401,4063,386
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Cuba121:960,2266,464
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080

Caballeros Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from France. During the Spanish Reconquest, some knights from the neighboring country crossed the border to join the Catalans and Aragonese who fought against the Moors. It seems that, at first, the name was Cabanilles and so it appears in old documents of the Principality of Catalonia. Then, with the passage of time and as it spread throughout Spain, it slightly changed, becoming in some cases Cabanillas, since the original Cabanilles has not disappeared either. There is news of a knight born in Catalonia called Pedro de Cabanilles who descended precisely from the French to which we have referred.

- itsclara

Caballeros Last Name Facts

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

Caballeros is found most in Guatemala. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caballeros? popularity and diffusion

Caballeros is the 131,134th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,113,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Caballeros are found; 76 percent are found in Central America and 76 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

This surname is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is held by 2,557 people, or 1 in 6,290. In Guatemala it is primarily concentrated in: Guatemala Department, where 45 percent live, Baja Verapaz Department, where 23 percent live and Sacatepéquez Department, where 15 percent live. Apart from Guatemala this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Colombia, where 4 percent live.

Caballeros Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Caballeros surname are 42.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Caballeros earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning $20,879,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.1% less than the national average, earning $34,909 USD per year.

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