Cardan Surname

293,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Cardan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cardan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran9111:84,2848,527
Romania1301:154,44516,256
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Cârdan (4), Cardañ (2) & Cardán (1) are calculated separately.

Cardan (100) may also be a first name.

Cardan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cardan occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Cârdan, Cardañ or Cardán. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 293,013th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,588,609 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Cardan are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Cardan is also the 946,056th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 100 people.

The last name Cardan is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 911 people, or 1 in 84,284. In Iran it is most common in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 20 percent are found, Fars Province, where 14 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Iran it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Cardan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cardan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cardan last name expanded 136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cardan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cardan surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cardan surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

Cardan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.07% less than the national average, earning $34,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cârdan944/
Cardañ942/
Cardán941/
Chardan9264/
Cardaun9243/
Cardane9211/
Cardant924/
Cardain921/
Cardand921/
Cardhan921/
Caardan921/
Cardean920/
Scardan920/
Chardain8646/
Cardacin868/
Chardhan862/
Chardane861/
Cardaine861/
Cardeane861/
Cardon8315,697/
Kardan834,833/
Sardan833,140/
Jardan833,085/
Zardan831,066/
Qardan83261/
Cordan83213/
Cardam8313/
Cardón833/
Cardòn831/
Cardanova802/
Chahardan801/
Cardone7717,128/
Chardon778,633/
Zgardan77374/
Zardain77368/
Jardane77310/
Zhardan77283/
Sardain77283/
Kardane7748/
Cordang7745/
Sardhan7742/
Kardaun7735/
Cordain7731/
Scardon7727/
Sgardan7727/
Qarddan7725/
Cordean7723/
Khardan7716/
Sardaan7713/
Zardang7711/
Kardank778/
Zardane777/
Kardean775/
Sardean775/
Chardón775/
Cardonn774/
Zardaín774/
Zarhdan774/
Cardoën774/
Scordan773/
Cordane773/
Sarddan773/
Carrdon773/
Jaurdan772/
Zardaan772/
Sairdan771/
Carddon771/
Cardeun771/
Jardean771/
Cordant771/
Csardon771/
Jardhan771/
Zardgan771/
Zaardan771/
Kaardan771/
Jardain770/
Cardein770/
Cordaun770/
Cardonne71586/
Courdain71102/
Ciardone7158/
Cardasim7140/
Courdant7117/
Kardasen715/
Chardonn715/
Jaardaan713/
Sahardan713/
Cardeijn713/
Scardein712/
Cardoone711/
Jardhaan711/
Sardaunn711/
Kahardan711/
Chardone711/
Cordaine711/
Cordaşin711/
Kaardaan711/
Cardosin711/
Jordan67435,439/
Cordon6729,184/
Kardanova6711,865/
Jardon6710,812/
Zordan677,821/
Sardon673,776/
Kordan671,383/
Cordón671,087/
Kardon67677/
Sordan67271/
Zardon67234/
Kerdan67204/
Jardón67147/
Jardam6757/
Cardão6741/
Sardón6736/
Kardashyn6724/
Chardonne6721/
Cordòn6710/
Qardam676/
Jardòn674/
Sârdan674/
Sardán674/
Zardanova673/
Zardán673/
Chardoune673/
Zardam673/
Cardom672/
Zardón672/
Córdon672/
Qardanova671/
Kardanowa671/
Kardań671/
Cordam671/

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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 Cardan
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