Cadena Surname
Approximately 117,005 people bear this surname
Cadena Surname Definition:
Castilian name from Aguilar de Campoo, a district of Villalon in Valladolid.
Read More About This SurnameCadena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 45,003 | 1:2,758 | 393 |
| Colombia | 29,997 | 1:1,593 | 313 |
| Ecuador | 15,074 | 1:1,055 | 178 |
| United States | 11,791 | 1:30,740 | 3,824 |
| Venezuela | 3,646 | 1:8,284 | 856 |
| Bolivia | 2,454 | 1:4,326 | 637 |
| Spain | 1,932 | 1:24,199 | 2,566 |
| Brazil | 1,579 | 1:135,576 | 5,175 |
| Philippines | 1,329 | 1:76,176 | 13,174 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,009 | 1:10,340 | 849 |
| Argentina | 683 | 1:62,582 | 5,346 |
| Peru | 682 | 1:46,604 | 4,083 |
| Nicaragua | 596 | 1:10,102 | 727 |
| Chile | 371 | 1:47,484 | 2,192 |
| Honduras | 253 | 1:34,848 | 1,062 |
| France | 130 | 1:510,944 | 71,022 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| Cuba | 49 | 1:235,157 | 4,670 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Andorra | 30 | 1:2,795 | 529 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Costa Rica | 28 | 1:170,717 | 2,334 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| El Salvador | 12 | 1:528,657 | 3,007 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137 | 1:366,560 | 27,735 |
The alternate forms: Cadeña (19) are calculated separately.
Cadena (190) may also be a first name.
Cadena Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Castilian name from Aguilar de Campoo, a district of Villalon in Valladolid.
User-submitted Reference
In Spanish this means 'a chain' or 'a series'.
- abdo_hammadCadena Demographics
Average Cadena Salary in
United States
$35,653 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cadena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cadena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cadena is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Cadeña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cadena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,825th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,284 people. Cadena occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cadena reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Cadena is also the 659,352nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 190 people.
It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 45,003 people, or 1 in 2,758. In Mexico it is most common in: México, where 17 percent reside, Mexico City, where 11 percent reside and Veracruz, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 26 percent reside and Ecuador, where 13 percent reside.
Cadena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cadena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cadena surname increased 8,607 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cadena Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cadena last name are 42.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.25% registered with the political party.
The amount Cadena earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,593 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $22,285,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.37% less than the national average, earning $35,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $51,487 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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