Cardona Surname

1,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

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.

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Cardona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia176,3681:27139
Guatemala55,7411:28947
Mexico51,5091:2,410351
United States28,6091:12,6691,578
Honduras20,0211:440107
Spain15,9781:2,926349
Philippines7,4361:13,6151,441
Venezuela7,1201:4,242566
El Salvador4,7761:1,328259
Puerto Rico3,7201:954135
Bolivia3,3201:3,198526
France2,8701:23,1442,702
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Argentina2,1431:19,9461,686
Ecuador1,8401:8,6441,394
Brazil1,1441:187,1287,219
Cuba1,1291:10,206880
Dominican Republic8241:12,661977
Malta8181:52686
Italy7601:80,46914,038
Canada5641:65,3297,584
Portugal5101:20,4281,425
Australia4961:54,4276,681
Uruguay4311:7,962896
England2991:186,34816,642
Costa Rica2981:16,040638
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Nicaragua2091:28,8091,123
Panama1261:31,0501,793
Belize951:3,742719
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Chile651:271,0238,011
Paraguay621:116,7222,610
Aruba601:1,725246
Peru601:529,73514,532
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Gibraltar441:772126
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Andorra361:2,329442
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Austria171:500,90847,931
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Norway111:467,48139,375
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Finland91:610,74534,002
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
China71:195,331,65210,124
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Curaçao41:39,312638
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Oman41:921,9937,313
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Grenada21:54,2681,538
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominica11:75,891912
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Comoros11:749,524685
Macau11:601,6301,582
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

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.

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

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.

- arleyde

It 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.

- arleyde

Cardona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cardona (Arabic: كاردونا) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Cardoña. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardona? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cardona is the 1,383rd most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,566 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Cardona live; 49 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 543,171st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 268 people.

The last name is most numerous in Colombia, where it is held by 176,368 people, or 1 in 271. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Antioquia Department, where 38 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 16 percent reside and Caldas Department, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Colombia this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

Cardona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cardona has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cardona surname expanded 41,462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 29,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cardona Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cardona last name are 4.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.57% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cardoña953/
Cardonna93196/
Cardonha93183/
Cardonas93156/
Cardogna93130/
Chardona938/
Carrdona937/
Cardonat935/
Cardonaa934/
Caerdona933/
Scardona932/
Casrdona932/
Carddona932/
Dcardona931/
Gcardona931/
Kcardona931/
Cardoina931/
Cardonap931/
Cardonga931/
Chardonay886/
Chardonai883/
Cardongna881/
Cardonauy881/
Cardone8617,128/
Cardena865,415/
Cardoni863,092/
Cardana86571/
Cordona86476/
Sardona86280/
Cardono8673/
Kardona8643/
Carduna8617/
Zardona863/
Córdona863/
Cardony861/
Cardoné861/
Chardonnay82167/
Chardoneau829/
Cardonneau829/
Cardonne80586/
Cardones80427/
Cardoner80330/
Cardenau8089/
Cardanha8063/
Ciardone8058/
Cardanas8046/
Cordonas8038/
Chardoni8023/
Cardogno8018/
Cardonho8014/
Cardoney8012/
Cardonis8011/
Cardonet8010/
Kardouna8010/
Kardonas806/
Cordonna804/
Cardonio804/
Cordonaş804/
Cardenaj803/
Cardonez803/
Cardenaa802/
Cordonha802/
Cardagna801/
Cardanna801/
Cardonyi801/
Cardoone801/
Cordogna801/
Cordonat801/
Scardana801/
Sardonha801/
Sardonna801/
Chardone801/
Sarddona801/
Carduina801/
Cardenay801/
Chardonneau78553/
Cardañ772/
Cardonnet75304/
Ciardonei7541/
Chardonne7521/
Chardhana759/
Chardouni759/
Ciardoney756/
Chardonny753/
Chardoune753/
Cardonner751/
Cardoness750/
Sardana715,964/
Cordone713,665/
Cardano713,303/
Cardani712,515/
Cordoni712,425/
Cardaño712,243/
Kardana711,059/
Kardono71493/
Cardaña71293/
Zardoni71227/
Cardany71109/
Kardena71109/
Zardana7196/
Corduna7126/
Cordony7123/
Cordena7117/
Kardoni7112/
Karduna7112/
Cardane7111/
Carduno7110/
Carduño7110/
Kardone718/
Cordono718/
Cárdena715/
Sardoña715/
Cordana714/
Cordoña714/
Cardoño713/
Cardenà713/
Cardená712/
Jardana711/
Jordona711/
Kordona711/
Zardone711/
Djardoumna711/
Càrdena711/
Cardonnets711/
Cardune711/
Carduña711/
Cordoné711/
Cordones674,275/
Cordonez671,049/
Carduner67921/
Sardanha67359/
Zardoune67239/
Cardanio67209/
Sardhana67133/
Cordonet67129/
Giardono6769/
Cordonio6761/
Cordonie6748/
Cordonny6740/
Cordoniz6739/
Kardooni6736/
Kardouni6734/
Sardhono6733/
Cordonis6732/
Cardanet6717/
Kardanas6714/
Cardaniz6714/
Cardanes6712/
Zardouni6710/
Kardhono678/
Kardanah677/
Kardonne677/
Kardhone675/
Cordonni675/
Cardanho675/
Cordonne674/
Chardani674/
Cardanez673/
Cordoner673/
Cardañio673/
Giardana672/
Kardoune672/
Jardanha672/
Cardanie671/
Chardane671/
Sardanah671/
Qardooni671/
Qardouni671/
Giordona671/
Carddano671/
Cardenei671/
Cardenoy671/
Cardungo671/
Cordunaș671/
Kardanha671/
Chordana671/
Sardanna671/

Cardona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cardona in the Arabic language
كاردوناkardwna-
كردوناkrdwna-

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