Cardiga Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Cardiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cardiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2361:44,1452,563
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
France41:16,605,680368,153
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Cardiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cardiga is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 961,438th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Cardiga reside; 87 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 87 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Cardiga is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 44,145. Excluding Portugal Cardiga is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cardigah939/
Cardigoa931/
Chardiga931/
Cardigo8658/
Sardiga8641/
Cordiga8628/
Zardiga8620/
Tchardigai821/
Cardigos80315/
Cardiges8036/
Sardigai802/
Cardegas801/
Kardigaud753/
Cordega7128/
Kardyga7120/
Sardigo712/
Zardega711/
Corduga710/
Kardiogo678/
Tsardegai6353/
Kardegaud6352/
Ciardegui635/
Tsardigui631/
Kordyga57123/
Jordyga574/
Cordege571/
Jordeigo531/

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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 Cardiga
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