Candelejo Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Candelejo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Candelejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador9381:16,9572,510
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Candelejo Last Name Facts

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

Candelejo is found most in Ecuador. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Candelejo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Candelejo is the 378,966th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,736,248 people. The surname Candelejo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Candelejo live; 100 percent live in South America and 100 percent live in Andean South America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 938 people, or 1 in 16,957. In Ecuador Candelejo is most numerous in: Cotopaxi Province, where 69 percent live, Pichincha Province, where 11 percent live and Esmeraldas Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Ecuador this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Candelejo Last Name Statistics demography

Candelejo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD 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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