Carmona Surname

1,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Carmona Surname Definition:

Originated in valley of Cabuérniga, Santander, and name of village near Santander and of town near Seville. French version is feminine proper name Carmen. Derived from latin "carmen" - a country house.

Castilian name from valley of Cabuérniga (Santander).

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Carmona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico130,8821:948155
Spain53,7051:87187
Colombia53,5491:892191
Venezuela30,1861:1,001188
United States22,2051:16,3232,070
Argentina13,4091:3,188393
Chile12,5581:1,403286
Philippines8,4811:11,9371,193
Cuba8,4591:1,362218
Dominican Republic8,0731:1,292208
Costa Rica6,3981:747164
Peru5,9481:5,344858
Brazil5,8371:36,6751,511
France2,9991:22,1482,572
Nicaragua2,7771:2,168348
Paraguay2,1581:3,353362
Bolivia1,9901:5,335725
Ecuador1,7631:9,0221,457
Portugal1,7551:5,936585
El Salvador8811:7,201594
Puerto Rico8781:4,043307
Panama5341:7,326749
Honduras3741:23,573893
Uruguay3601:9,5331,061
Israel3581:23,9043,526
Canada2421:152,25515,495
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Guatemala1721:93,5042,863
England1701:327,75324,219
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Switzerland1211:67,8758,194
Italy911:672,05258,782
Trinidad and Tobago871:15,6781,971
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Japan671:1,908,12427,203
Andorra611:1,374236
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
São Tomé and Príncipe251:7,097503
United States Virgin Islands241:4,599723
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Angola171:1,587,6013,819
Austria161:532,21549,801
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Guam81:20,0153,029
Mozambique81:3,407,6964,228
Norway81:642,78647,258
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Armenia31:976,72713,552
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Montserrat21:2,474299
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Carmoná (2), Carmoña (1) & Carmöna (1) are calculated separately.

Carmona (477) may also be a first name.

Carmona Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originated in valley of Cabuérniga, Santander, and name of village near Santander and of town near Seville. French version is feminine proper name Carmen. Derived from latin "carmen" - a country house.

Castilian name from valley of Cabuérniga (Santander). One branch in Baeza in Andalusia.

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

User-submitted Reference

A distinguished habitational surname from a place called Carmona in Spain that belonged to a Castilian family. The place has uncertain meaning and is of pre-Roman origin. There are many indicators that perhaps it was of Jewish descent emanating in Jewish communties of Spain and Portugal.

- silvanacarmona

Carmona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carmona (Arabic: كارمونا) is found most in Mexico. It can be found as a variant: Carmoná, Carmoña or Carmöna. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carmona? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,424th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,244 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Carmona are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 389,495th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 477 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 130,882 people, or 1 in 948. In Mexico it is mostly found in: México, where 23 percent reside, Veracruz, where 11 percent reside and Mexico City, where 10 percent reside. Beside Mexico this last name occurs in 109 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 14 percent reside and Colombia, where 14 percent reside.

Carmona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carmona has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Carmona surname increased 65,309 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carmona Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carmona last name are 42.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Carmona earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 117.9% more than the national average, earning €65,435 per year; in Norway they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning 201,297 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,647 per year; in South Africa they earn 168.9% more than the national average, earning R 639,012 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $24,358,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.5% less than the national average, earning $36,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $50,313 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Carmona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carmona in the Arabic language
كارموناkarmwna-
كرموناkrmwna-

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