Cabezas Surname

5,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Chile

Cabezas Surname User-submission:

Cabezas has its origins in the plural of the word cabeza. It means 'head' in Spanish.

It may describe someone with a big head, which can denote a leader in some Latin American Native tribes.

Cabezas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia24,8791:1,920382
Chile17,9271:983216
Spain14,6501:3,191379
Ecuador14,1071:1,128190
Peru8,0911:3,928646
Bolivia7,7611:1,368270
Argentina5,8131:7,353736
Costa Rica3,0881:1,548248
United States2,8941:125,24513,309
Venezuela2,3891:12,6431,088
El Salvador2,1801:2,910401
Mexico1,8871:65,7803,028
Cuba1,1451:10,064869
Philippines1,0761:94,08816,368
France7391:89,88212,930
Nicaragua5131:11,737773
Panama2691:14,5441,115
Brazil2271:943,05933,636
Uruguay2191:15,6701,773
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Guatemala1071:150,3053,402
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Australia831:325,24927,873
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
England511:1,092,51152,584
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Honduras381:232,0122,406
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380

Cabezas (28) may also be a first name.

Cabezas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cabezas has its origins in the plural of the word cabeza. It means 'head' in Spanish.

It may describe someone with a big head, which can denote a leader in some Latin American Native tribes.

- mikib

Cabezas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cabezas occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cabezas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,112th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 65,862 people. The last name Cabezas is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Cabezas live; 74 percent live in South America and 27 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is held by 24,879 people, or 1 in 1,920. In Colombia Cabezas is most frequent in: Nariño Department, where 30 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 23 percent live and Capital District, where 14 percent live. Barring Colombia this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 16 percent live and Spain, where 13 percent live.

Cabezas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cabezas surname are 40.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.79% registered with the party.

The amount Cabezas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,604 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning $20,471,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $47,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cabezzas9312/
Casbezas931/
Cabezase931/
Cabezass931/
Cabeezas931/
Cabeza9244,328/
Cabesas861,533/
Cabezos86475/
Cavezas86437/
Cabecas86275/
Cabeças86240/
Cabezaz8658/
Cabizas8652/
Cabieza8622/
Cabezza8621/
Cabazas8620/
Cabejas865/
Caberza863/
Cabezad862/
Cabexas861/
Cabozas861/
Cawezas861/
Cobezas861/
Cabeçais801/
Cabessas801/
Kabeza773,020/
Cabeca77647/
Cabesa77386/
Cabeso77244/
Cabezo77222/
Caveza77159/
Cabiza77112/
Cabeja774/
Qabeza772/
Cavezza711,078/
Kabezia71613/
Cabazos71501/
Cabisas71252/
Cabaysa71205/
Cabizza71129/
Cabasos71109/
Cabosas7189/
Cavesas7142/
Cabeços7129/
Cabasas7121/
Cabesaz7117/
Kabeeza7111/
Cabecos7111/
Cabesos718/
Kabeyza714/
Cavezos714/
Kabesas713/
Cabijas713/
Cabesay713/
Cabezod712/
Cavezaz712/
Cabicas712/
Cobieza711/
Kkabeza711/
Cabizos711/
Cabiesa711/
Kabezza711/
Kabezah711/
Khabeza711/
Cavejas711/
Cabozos711/
Kabesase676/
Cahbiesa671/
Cabeções671/
Cabizosh671/
Kabeijas671/

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