Cardona Surname
Approximately 392,519 people bear this surname
Cardona Surname Definition:
Aumentative of "cardo" - thistle. Hence place of the thistles. Cities in Spain (Barcelona) and Uruguay (Soriano department) bear this name.
Ancient surname from time of Charlemagne. Originated in Aragon. Name of a village near Solsona.
Read More About This SurnameCardona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 176,368 | 1:271 | 39 |
| Guatemala | 55,741 | 1:289 | 47 |
| Mexico | 51,509 | 1:2,410 | 351 |
| United States | 28,609 | 1:12,669 | 1,578 |
| Honduras | 20,021 | 1:440 | 107 |
| Spain | 15,978 | 1:2,926 | 349 |
| Philippines | 7,436 | 1:13,615 | 1,441 |
| Venezuela | 7,120 | 1:4,242 | 566 |
| El Salvador | 4,776 | 1:1,328 | 259 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,720 | 1:954 | 135 |
| Bolivia | 3,320 | 1:3,198 | 526 |
| France | 2,870 | 1:23,144 | 2,702 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Argentina | 2,143 | 1:19,946 | 1,686 |
| Ecuador | 1,840 | 1:8,644 | 1,394 |
| Brazil | 1,144 | 1:187,128 | 7,219 |
| Cuba | 1,129 | 1:10,206 | 880 |
| Dominican Republic | 824 | 1:12,661 | 977 |
| Malta | 818 | 1:526 | 86 |
| Italy | 760 | 1:80,469 | 14,038 |
| Canada | 564 | 1:65,329 | 7,584 |
| Portugal | 510 | 1:20,428 | 1,425 |
| Australia | 496 | 1:54,427 | 6,681 |
| Uruguay | 431 | 1:7,962 | 896 |
| England | 299 | 1:186,348 | 16,642 |
| Costa Rica | 298 | 1:16,040 | 638 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Nicaragua | 209 | 1:28,809 | 1,123 |
| Panama | 126 | 1:31,050 | 1,793 |
| Belize | 95 | 1:3,742 | 719 |
| Belgium | 86 | 1:133,682 | 19,279 |
| Chile | 65 | 1:271,023 | 8,011 |
| Paraguay | 62 | 1:116,722 | 2,610 |
| Aruba | 60 | 1:1,725 | 246 |
| Peru | 60 | 1:529,735 | 14,532 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Gibraltar | 44 | 1:772 | 126 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Andorra | 36 | 1:2,329 | 442 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
The alternate forms: Cardoña (3) are calculated separately.
Cardona (268) may also be a first name.
Cardona Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Aumentative of "cardo" - thistle. Hence place of the thistles. Cities in Spain (Barcelona) and Uruguay (Soriano department) bear this name.
Ancient surname from time of Charlemagne. Originated in Aragon. Name of a village near Solsona. Derived from latin "cardo" - act and effect of carding.
Catalan name from royal house of France through Raimundo Folch who came to Catalonia to fight Arabs upon orders of Charlemagne.
See Cardoso.
User-submitted Reference
The original is a surname of Catalan origin, coming from the Royal House of France. D. Raimundo Folch went to Catalonia to fight against the Muslims under Charlemagne, who granted him in 791 the title of Viscount of Cardona, elevated to the category of County in 1375 and Duchy, by the Catholic Kings, in 1491; meaning it is a toponymic, that is to say, a surname that comes from the name of a geographical place, in this case the Villa of Cardona.
- arleydeIt is a toponymic surname, that is to say, a surname that comes from the name of a geographical place, in this case the Villa of Cardona.
- arleydeCardona Demographics
Average Male Cardona Height
172.15 cm
Average Female Cardona Height
160.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cardona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cardona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cardona (Arabic: كاردونا) is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Cardoña. Click here for further potential spellings of Cardona.
How Common Is The Last Name Cardona? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,383rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,566 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Cardona live; 49 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Caribbean South America. Cardona is also the 543,171st most frequent first name globally, held by 268 people.
The surname is most common in Colombia, where it is borne by 176,368 people, or 1 in 271. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Antioquia Department, where 38 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 16 percent reside and Caldas Department, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Colombia this surname is found in 97 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.
Cardona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cardona has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 41,462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 29,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cardona Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cardona last name are 4.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.57% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cardona earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning €31,587 per year; in Norway they earn 40.66% more than the national average, earning 486,780 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,945 per year; in South Africa they earn 84.24% more than the national average, earning R 437,820 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $25,720,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.36% less than the national average, earning $38,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,822 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cardona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cardona in the Arabic language | ||
| كاردونا | kardwna | - |
| كردونا | krdwna | - |
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