Cabeza Surname

12,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Cabeza Surname Definition:

Found in Leon, Galicia, Asturias, and Aragon. Name of villages near Badajoz, Salamanca, Plasencia, Astorga, Ávila, Seville, Huelva, and in other areas combined with other names. Derived from latin word "capitia" meaning head, principal, or chief, and also from the latin "cabo" or "capot" meaning cape, extremity or promonotory.

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Cabeza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela12,1721:2,481410
Spain10,9311:4,277526
Colombia6,4981:7,352921
Argentina3,5741:11,9601,105
Chile2,1641:8,141796
Ecuador2,0391:7,8011,262
Peru1,2331:25,7782,790
Philippines1,1431:88,57215,418
United States1,0121:358,16131,966
Mexico9021:137,6124,427
Cuba8341:13,8161,024
El Salvador5481:11,576726
France2541:261,50740,317
Uruguay2391:14,3591,628
Panama2331:16,7911,209
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Nicaragua951:63,3801,562
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Guatemala561:287,1904,402
Puerto Rico521:68,2721,339
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Andorra161:5,2401,042
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Cabeza (59) may also be a first name.

Cabeza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Leon, Galicia, Asturias, and Aragon. Name of villages near Badajoz, Salamanca, Plasencia, Astorga, Ávila, Seville, Huelva, and in other areas combined with other names. Derived from latin word "capitia" meaning head, principal, or chief, and also from the latin "cabo" or "capot" meaning cape, extremity or promonotory.

Castilian name.

See Cabeza de Baca.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The Cabeza surname means 'head' in Spanish.

- brenotrooper

Cabeza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cabeza occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cabeza.

How Common Is The Last Name Cabeza? popularity and diffusion

Cabeza is the 12,660th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 164,401 people. Cabeza occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Cabeza live; 63 percent live in South America and 42 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 59 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Venezuela, where it is borne by 12,172 people, or 1 in 2,481. In Venezuela it is primarily concentrated in: Anzoátegui, where 16 percent are found, Guárico, where 16 percent are found and Monagas, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Venezuela Cabeza exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 25 percent are found and Colombia, where 15 percent are found.

Cabeza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cabeza last name are 31.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cabeza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,641 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.07% less than the national average, earning $19,963,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.92% less than the national average, earning $41,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cabezas92110,649/
Cabezaz9258/
Cabieza9222/
Cabezza9221/
Caberza923/
Cabezad922/
Chabeza921/
Cabezzas8612/
Cabeezas861/
Cabezass861/
Casbezas861/
Kabeza833,020/
Cabeca83647/
Cabeça83417/
Cabesa83386/
Cabezo83222/
Caveza83159/
Cabaza83126/
Cabiza83112/
Cabeja834/
Sabeza834/
Qabeza832/
Caboza831/
Cabeze831/
Jabeza831/
Cabesas771,533/
Cavezza771,078/
Kabezia77613/
Cabitza77590/
Cabezos77475/
Cavezas77437/
Cabeças77240/
Cabessa77198/
Cabizza77129/
Cabizas7752/
Cabazza7744/
Cabesaz7717/
Cavieza7712/
Kabeeza7711/
Chaveza776/
Kabeyza774/
Cabesay773/
Cabezod772/
Cavezaz772/
Chabeze771/
Khabeza771/
Kabezah771/
Kabezza771/
Zabezoa771/
Cabiesa771/
Cawezas771/
Cayueza771/
Cobezas771/
Cobieza771/
Kkabeza771/
Chabezi771/
Gcabaza771/
Cahbiesa711/
Cabessas711/
Chaubiza711/
Chabezhi711/
Chavezay711/
Chabejah711/
Cabeçais711/
Kabeja675,129/
Kabesa674,525/
Cabasa672,626/
Kaveza671,995/
Kaboza671,509/
Kaweza67855/
Kabaza67753/
Cabije67716/
Kabezi67462/
Cabeje67257/
Cabeso67244/
Cabisa67172/
Kabezo67158/
Kobeza67151/
Cabejo67147/
Sabesa67100/
Cabizo6792/
Sobeza6782/
Cabeco6772/
Cabica6766/
Kabiza6765/
Sabiza6759/
Cabeço6754/
Kabeze6743/
Coboza6741/
Qabaza6737/
Cabeci6726/
Cabazo6723/
Kabeca6719/
Cabaso6716/
Cabeji6716/
Caveca6714/
Cabegi6710/
Zabezi679/
Qabeze679/
Cavesa677/
Caubeajay673/
Caviza673/
Cabosa673/
Jabeja672/
Caveja672/
Jabesa672/
Qabesa672/
Zabiza672/
Cabija672/
Cobeja672/
Coveza672/
Jobeza672/
Cobesa672/
Qaveza672/
Cabese671/
Caweca671/
Kebeza671/
Kabexa671/
Kabezy671/
Ziaberzai671/
Zabesa671/
Zabezo671/
Cabesi671/
Cabice671/
Cabige671/
Cabise671/
Cabece671/
Cobiza671/
Jabeca671/
Qaboza671/
Qebeza671/
Cabozo670/

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