Carreño Surname

4,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Chile

Carreño Surname Definition:

Found in Asturias. Name of village near Oviedo. Of uncertain origin, may be derived from latin "caryon" - plentiful.

An Asturian family from Carreño near Aviles. Found in valley of Carriedo (Santander), Cehegín (Murcia) and Seville.

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Carreño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia35,4421:1,348279
Venezuela28,0131:1,078204
Mexico20,7031:5,996739
Chile20,2731:869197
Spain10,4521:4,473560
Peru7,3341:4,334711
Argentina5,3371:8,009793
Bolivia1,4091:7,535923
Cuba1,1961:9,634851
Ecuador6681:23,8113,191
Panama6101:6,414695
Dominican Republic5701:18,3031,247
Uruguay4331:7,926889
El Salvador2071:30,6471,085
Guatemala491:328,2184,622
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Carreno (10,085), Carreñó (5), Carreňo (5), Carrenõ (1) & Carréno (1) are calculated separately.

Carreño Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Asturias. Name of village near Oviedo. Of uncertain origin, may be derived from latin "caryon" - plentiful.

An Asturian family from Carreño near Aviles. Found in valley of Carriedo (Santander), Cehegín (Murcia) and Seville. One branch in Indies.

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

Carreño Last Name Facts

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

Carreño is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Carreno, Carreñó, Carreňo, Carrenõ or Carréno. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carreño? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,229th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 54,867 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Carreño live; 72 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most frequent in Colombia, where it is borne by 35,442 people, or 1 in 1,348. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Santander Department, where 29 percent reside, Capital District, where 24 percent reside and Norte de Santander Department, where 9 percent reside. Besides Colombia this last name occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 21 percent reside and Mexico, where 16 percent reside.

Carreño Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carreño has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 643 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carreño Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Carreño earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,375 per year and in Colombia they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $22,406,100 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carreno9510,085/
Carreñó955/
Carreňo955/
Carreeño933/
Carreaño931/
Carreñño931/
Careño92227/
Carreñ922/
Crreño922/
Carrño921/
Carrenõ901/
Carréno901/
Carreño Y882/
Carreon86100,878/
Carriño86123/
Carreña867/
Karreño866/
Correño864/
Careñio863/
Garreño863/
Carraño862/
Careeño861/
Carenño861/
Careñño861/
Cuareño861/
Carño8313/
Carrenho80793/
Carreyon8018/
Carrenio805/
Carreeon805/
Carreone804/
Carreion803/
Carrieon803/
Carreoon802/
Carraneo802/
Carreono802/
Carreoan802/
Carreano801/
Carrenno801/
Carreeno801/
Carrenoo801/
Carrieno801/
Carreown800/
Cariño7738,571/
Carron7712,508/
Careno77446/
Carren77385/
Careon77197/
Carneo77141/
Cureño77110/
Carrne7720/
Caraño7716/
Careña7714/
Coreño7712/
Crreon774/
Carrno772/
Carroñ772/
Gareño772/
Caroño772/
Carrenhao751/
Carrion71120,122/
Carrano715,384/
Carrino713,802/
Carrone71836/
Carrein71649/
Carrena71425/
Guareño71396/
Carreón71335/
Carroni71230/
Carenou71121/
Carreyn71104/
Carroon7149/
Carrine7143/
Carroen7142/
Carrien7140/
Carrane7129/
Carenio7127/
Carineo7126/
Carrona7125/
Cariñio7119/
Carneio7117/
Correon7117/
Curreno7117/
Careano7116/
Correno7115/
Carrean7114/
Carrono7112/
Carraon719/
Carryon718/
Garreon718/
Carenho717/
Carreòn717/
Gurreño715/
Karreon714/
Karreno714/
Careeon714/
Carroun713/
Carieon713/
Garreno713/
Cariñoo713/
Carieno712/
Carrene712/
Carreen712/
Carruno712/
Caraneo712/
Cariñno712/
Carrney711/
Carryne711/
Cairron711/
Cawreon711/
Carríon711/
Garriño711/
Cariìño711/
Cariñoi711/
Careeno711/
Careneo711/
Careyon711/
Cari Ño711/
Carinño711/
Carroña711/
Carruon711/
Caroiño711/
Carraña711/
Cuariño711/
Corriño711/
Carroyn711/
Caerron711/
Careino711/
Carronn710/
Carryen710/
Carenoa710/
Carrony710/
Carrown710/
Caron67109,807/
Carne675,246/
Caren672,588/
Guerreño672,472/
Carrinho67803/
Carno67653/
Greño67442/
Creon67374/
Creno67119/
Carrioni6791/
Carrione6780/
Carronha6758/
Cariñ6753/
Carrewyn6724/
Carriano6715/
Carrenha6710/
Carrowan678/
Garrenho678/
Carranho678/
Carriono676/
Carroano675/
Carneiio674/
Guarreno674/
C Warren674/
Carrowon673/
Carriene672/
Carriion672/
Carriona672/
Carraine671/
Carranoe671/
Carreina671/
Carrenea671/
Carriane671/
Carrn671/
Carronna671/
Crron671/
Cuerreno671/
Currieon671/
Querreño671/
Guarriño671/
Carñe671/
Carranea671/
Carrayon671/
Carreöón671/
Carrinio671/
Criño671/
Correano671/
Ccarrine671/
Caureano671/
Carreini671/
Carruano671/
Carrynne671/
Carrooin670/
Carrawen670/
Carrawon670/
Crren670/
Carrnney670/

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