Cardus Surname

309,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Cardus Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carruthers'; v. Carruthers.

Cardus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3671:127,3909,774
England3221:173,03715,826
Paraguay2041:35,4741,153
Argentina911:469,70835,035
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Wales321:96,7047,743
Chile301:587,21614,299
France211:3,162,987209,042
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Cardús (36), Cardùs (1) & Cárdus (1) are calculated separately.

Cardus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carruthers'; v. Carruthers.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Cardus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cardus is most common in Spain. It can be rendered as a variant: Cardús, Cardùs or Cárdus. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 309,358th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Cardus live; 31 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 30 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Cardus is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 127,390. In Spain Cardus is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 98 percent reside, Balearic Islands, where 2 percent reside and Madrid, where 0 percent reside. Barring Spain this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Paraguay, where 17 percent reside.

Cardus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cardus has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cardus surname expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cardus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cardus surname are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cardus earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 45.55% more than the national average, earning R 345,876 per year; in United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.57% more than the national average, earning $73,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cardús9436/
Cardùs941/
Cárdus941/
Carrdus9222/
Cardous9219/
Carduss926/
Cardeus921/
Carduse921/
Cardu91223/
Chardaus8610/
Cardeuse861/
Cardos833,348/
Carduz83289/
Zardus83134/
Cardou83134/
Cordus8396/
Kardus8363/
Cardós8321/
Sardus8311/
Jardus838/
Carduj834/
Qardus833/
Cardau832/
Cardeu831/
Carduc831/
Cardui831/
Chardoush801/
Kardous77552/
Carduce77313/
Cardoos7782/
Cardoux7758/
Cardauc7741/
Karduss7731/
Kardush7714/
Cordeus7713/
Cardaut7712/
Scordus7711/
Zardust7710/
Kardaus777/
Cardoss772/
Khardus772/
Carduch771/
Qardous771/
Cardozs771/
Sardeus771/
Karduus771/
Karduse771/
Jardous771/
Sarduis771/
Sarduys771/
Cardaud771/
Coordus770/
Chardousse751/
Cardushova751/
Kardu73229/
Cordu7328/
Cardó7325/
Cardú732/
Zardoush7183/
Kardoush7173/
Kardoust7128/
Kardouss7118/
Zardoust719/
Qardoush715/
Chardoos711/
Khardush711/
Kardouse711/
Carduice711/
Kardos6713,878/
Cardoz673,533/
Kordus671,663/
Cordos671,408/
Karduz67931/
Kardou67281/
Kardux67213/
Cordeu67116/
Cardoo6772/
Cardoe6756/
Cordou6749/
Corduz6746/
Cardão6741/
Corduş6739/
Cardoş6735/
Kerdus6734/
Corduș6733/
Kardud6715/
Corduj6710/
Kardau673/
Corduc672/
Cordau672/
Kardup672/
Khardoush672/
Jordus671/
Karduj671/
Kardousse671/
Cardúz671/
Zardos671/
Sordus670/

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