Candelaria Surname

16,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Candelaria Surname Definition:

Descendant of Candelari, a name given to celebrate the feast of the Purification of the Virgin.

From the latin "candere" derives the Spanish "candela"—fire. Feast that is celebrated on February 2. Towns in Colombia, Cuba, and Honduras with this name.

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Candelaria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines15,6831:6,455561
United States9,6961:37,3824,623
Mexico4,8651:25,5141,766
Puerto Rico1,0551:3,365275
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Panama2701:14,4901,112
Dominican Republic2391:43,6522,309
Cuba2321:49,6672,039
Spain2171:215,44714,471
Brazil2001:1,070,37237,537
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Colombia251:1,910,96311,972
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
England201:2,785,90397,972
Curaçao191:8,276277
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Guam81:20,0153,029
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:135,36012,861

The alternate forms: Candelária (131) are calculated separately.

Candelaria (224,695) may also be a first name.

Candelaria Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Candelari, a name given to celebrate the feast of the Purification of the Virgin.

From the latin "candere" derives the Spanish "candela"—fire. Feast that is celebrated on February 2. Towns in Colombia, Cuba, and Honduras with this name.

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

Candelaria Last Name Facts

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

Candelaria (Arabic: كانديلاريا) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may occur in the variant forms: Candelária. For other possible spellings of Candelaria click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Candelaria? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,627th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 218,393 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Candelaria live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,663rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 224,695 people.

Candelaria is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 15,683 people, or 1 in 6,455. In The Philippines Candelaria is most numerous in: Bicol, where 26 percent live, Calabarzon, where 26 percent live and Central Luzon, where 24 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Mexico, where 15 percent live.

Candelaria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Candelaria has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Candelaria last name rose 2,613 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Candelaria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Candelaria last name are 40.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Candelaria earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.56% more than the national average, earning 559,119 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.64% less than the national average, earning R 148,200 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $24,323,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $38,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Candelaria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Candelaria in the Arabic language
كانديلارياkandylarya-

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Candelaria Reference & Research

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