Cadenas Surname

17,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Cadenas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cadenas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela9,3351:3,236488
Mexico5,3631:23,1451,682
Spain4,8951:9,5511,130
Philippines3,7441:27,0403,730
Peru1,8991:16,7372,076
United States1,5181:238,77422,855
Honduras9701:9,089615
Guatemala7011:22,9421,671
Argentina6711:63,7015,436
Chile6001:29,3611,642
El Salvador5671:11,189716
Nicaragua4781:12,596802
Colombia4491:106,4013,744
Uruguay1511:22,7272,631
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
France1241:535,66773,425
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
Belgium241:479,02747,365
England171:3,277,533109,658
Cuba131:886,3636,304
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Panama61:652,04310,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Cádenas (7), Cadeñas (6) & Càdenas (1) are calculated separately.

Cadenas (58) may also be a first name.

Cadenas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cadenas is most common in Venezuela. It may be found in the variant forms: Cádenas, Cadeñas or Càdenas. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cadenas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cadenas is the 17,389th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 228,665 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Cadenas are found; 41 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Cadenas is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.

Cadenas is most numerous in Venezuela, where it is carried by 9,335 people, or 1 in 3,236. In Venezuela Cadenas is most common in: Mérida, where 11 percent reside, Zulia, where 11 percent reside and Barinas, where 10 percent reside. Not including Venezuela Cadenas is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent reside and Spain, where 15 percent reside.

Cadenas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cadenas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cadenas surname rose 25,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cadenas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cadenas are 43.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Cadenas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,876 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $23,696,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $38,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.71% less than the national average, earning $39,891 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cadenas
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