Cardoza Surname

9,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Cardoza Surname User-submission:

The surname, Cardoza, is a locational name meaning 'of Cardoso', a place where thistles grew, in Spain and Portugal.

Cardoza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,6541:28,6443,562
Mexico10,9851:11,3001,097
Venezuela5,9371:5,087634
El Salvador5,0961:1,245247
Nicaragua4,3021:1,400264
Peru4,0151:7,9161,189
Honduras3,6841:2,393345
Philippines2,5881:39,1186,094
Colombia2,5681:18,6041,491
Guatemala2,3121:6,956865
Chile6751:26,0981,504
India6281:1,221,44248,803
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Cuba2801:41,1531,830
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Jamaica1831:15,6831,483
Costa Rica1671:28,623851
England1591:350,42825,285
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Ecuador1491:106,7516,337
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Spain1281:365,25020,590
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Puerto Rico981:36,226960
Singapore511:107,9944,447
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia381:710,41347,396
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Qatar311:76,0647,685
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Belize201:17,7741,683
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Panama91:434,6958,518
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

The alternate forms: Cardóza (1) are calculated separately.

Cardoza (59) may also be a first name.

Cardoza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Cardoza, is a locational name meaning 'of Cardoso', a place where thistles grew, in Spain and Portugal.

- sierramist06

Cardoza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cardoza (Arabic: كاردوزا, Hindi: करडोजा) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Cardóza. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardoza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,595th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 123,807 people. The last name Cardoza is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cardoza are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 26 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 59 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 12,654 people, or 1 in 28,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 41 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 19 percent are found and Venezuela, where 10 percent are found.

Cardoza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cardoza has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 10,288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 757 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cardoza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cardoza surname are 41.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Cardoza earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,978 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning R 265,212 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.46% less than the national average, earning $17,149,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $41,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cardóza951/
Cardouza9320/
Cardozza938/
Cardooza931/
Cardozas931/
Chardoza931/
Cardozia930/
Cardozo86292,166/
Cardosa864,343/
Cardoze86990/
Cordoza86451/
Kardoza86197/
Cardeza86134/
Carduza86109/
Cardozi8650/
Cardoja8625/
Cardaza866/
Cardoca863/
Zardoza861/
Cardouzo80130/
Cardozzo8089/
Cardozoz8020/
Cardozos8015/
Cardozzi8010/
Cardoszo805/
Cardoozo804/
Chardoja803/
Carddozo803/
Cardozoo802/
Carrdozo802/
Casrdozo801/
Cardozis801/
Carduzca801/
Sardozai801/
Cardosas801/
Cardorzo800/
Scardazza75115/
Cardozier7517/
Cordouzai752/
Cardoso711,321,654/
Cardaci712,665/
Cardosi711,569/
Cardace71237/
Kardoja71220/
Cardesa71196/
Kardozo71176/
Cardeso71125/
Cordeza71111/
Cardose7188/
Cordozo7187/
Kardosa7166/
Cardezo7155/
Cardoce7128/
Cordosa7128/
Cardosy7115/
Cardusa7115/
Cardazo7114/
Cardoco7113/
Carduso7110/
Cardaso7110/
Cardasi717/
Zardozi717/
Kordoza716/
Cardagi716/
Cardoci716/
Cardôso715/
Cardaco715/
Carduzo715/
Kardoze714/
Cardojo714/
Cordoja714/
Cordoca713/
Cordoze713/
Cardasa713/
Cardazi713/
Zardosa712/
Cardoxo712/
Kardaza711/
Kardeza711/
Sardozo711/
Carduze711/
Cordoxa711/
Cardôzo711/
Córdoca711/
Cardazy711/
Cordozi711/
Cardöso711/
Cardoge710/
Cardosos67207/
Cardazzo67143/
Kardosha67123/
Cardosso6790/
Cardasis6783/
Cardazzi6773/
Cardouso6772/
Cardosis6732/
Cardases6729/
Cardouji6719/
Caardoso6714/
Cardassa6713/
Cardasso6711/
Casrdoso6710/
Cardosoo679/
Cardooso679/
Zardazai679/
Carddoso678/
Carrdoso677/
Cardasco677/
Cardacio677/
Ccardoso676/
Caerdoso674/
Kardosaa673/
Cardusos673/
Cardosop673/
Cardodso672/
Cardosio672/
Cardosot672/
Khardoja671/
Kardojha671/
Kardoosa671/
Cardosco671/
Cardosoi671/
Cordosia671/
Cardosod671/
Cardacho671/
Cáardoso671/
Cardasci671/
Cardasia671/
Cardosit671/
Chardaje671/
Catrdoso671/
Cairdazo670/

Cardoza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cardoza in the Hindi language
करडोजाkaradoja50
करडोजkaradoja50
Cardoza in the Arabic language
كاردوزاkardwza-

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