Cafuentes Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Cafuentes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cafuentes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1111:1,118,25413,974
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Cafuentes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cafuentes occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cafuentes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cafuentes live; 90 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 1,118,254. In Mexico Cafuentes is primarily found in: Michoacán, where 40 percent reside, Jalisco, where 33 percent reside and Baja California, where 9 percent reside. Other than Mexico Cafuentes is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Cafuentes Last Name Statistics demography

Cafuentes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cfuentes946/
Cafuente941/
Cofuentes89386/
Safuentes8959/
Cufuentes893/
Cafuentis891/
Cofentes821/
Sofuentes781/
Cavents75117/
Kafunts7512/
Cfontes750/
Covantes71145/
Cuventas719/
Cavendes712/
Cavantes712/
Gafundes711/
Caventas711/
Caffyn-Tees701/
Keafentse6733/
Guvenates6726/
Khafuntso6722/
Khafuntsa673/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cafuentes
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