Cardozo Surname

1,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Cardozo Surname Definition:

(Spanish, Portugese) One who came from Cardoso (place where thistles grew), in Spain.

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Cardozo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina88,6121:48253
Brazil51,1041:4,189337
Paraguay49,9161:14529
Colombia34,0511:1,403291
Venezuela20,3431:1,485272
Bolivia14,6431:725147
Uruguay12,9241:26626
India5,3431:143,5659,133
Mexico3,8761:32,0242,008
Peru3,0631:10,3771,465
United States2,7021:134,14514,069
Spain1,8331:25,5062,673
Ecuador1,4281:11,1391,794
Philippines5711:177,30028,622
Canada3211:114,78412,212
England2571:216,80218,442
Chile2271:77,6063,115
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
France1081:615,02580,926
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Australia711:380,22131,281
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Panama281:139,7244,684
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Israel251:342,30528,607
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Oman41:921,9937,313
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

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

Cardozo (1,277) may also be a first name.

Cardozo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish, Portugese) One who came from Cardoso (place where thistles grew), in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from cardo, which means 'thistle' in Portuguese. Since the presence of this surname in The Philippines is very low, we can assume that this a Portuguese surname, not Spanish.

- rik0

Cardozo originates from the surname "Cardoso". It comes from the old Portuguese and it means "a field full of thistles".

- gabev2310

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

- sierramist06

Cardozo Last Name Facts

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

Cardozo (Marathi: कारडोजो) occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Cardôzo. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardozo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,878th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,943 people. The last name Cardozo is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cardozo are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 35 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 220,641st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 1,277 people.

It is most common in Argentina, where it is borne by 88,612 people, or 1 in 482. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 34 percent live, Salta Province, where 9 percent live and Corrientes Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Argentina this surname is found in 94 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Paraguay, where 17 percent live.

Cardozo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cardozo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cardozo last name rose 4,430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 676 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cardozo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cardozo surname are 42.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Cardozo earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,470 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $23,752,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $53,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cardozo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cardozo in the Marathi language
कारडोजोkaradojo52.94
कारडोसोkaradoso17.65
कारडोजॉkaradojo5.88
कारडोज़ोkaradozo5.88
कारडॉज़ोkaradozo5.88
कारडोज़karadoza5.88
करडोसोkaradoso5.88

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