Cartagena Surname
Approximately 68,246 people bear this surname
Cartagena Surname User-submission:
Habitational name for someone from Catagena, Spain.
Cartagena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 12,708 | 1:3,759 | 610 |
| Bolivia | 8,142 | 1:1,304 | 263 |
| Philippines | 7,571 | 1:13,372 | 1,406 |
| Honduras | 7,421 | 1:1,188 | 248 |
| United States | 6,736 | 1:53,809 | 6,442 |
| El Salvador | 5,336 | 1:1,189 | 237 |
| Chile | 4,118 | 1:4,278 | 592 |
| Peru | 3,452 | 1:9,207 | 1,333 |
| Ecuador | 2,503 | 1:6,355 | 1,048 |
| Spain | 2,330 | 1:20,065 | 2,209 |
| Mexico | 1,648 | 1:75,319 | 3,256 |
| Venezuela | 1,418 | 1:21,300 | 1,512 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,086 | 1:9,607 | 809 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,075 | 1:3,302 | 269 |
| Guatemala | 984 | 1:16,344 | 1,441 |
| Uruguay | 433 | 1:7,926 | 889 |
| France | 276 | 1:240,662 | 37,281 |
| Argentina | 255 | 1:167,621 | 14,084 |
| Brazil | 250 | 1:856,297 | 30,890 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Belize | 89 | 1:3,994 | 752 |
| Costa Rica | 61 | 1:78,362 | 1,469 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
The alternate forms: Cartageña (3) & Cartagéna (1) are calculated separately.
Cartagena (59) may also be a first name.
Cartagena Surname Meaning
Cartagena Demographics
Average Cartagena Salary in
United States
$36,823 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cartagena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cartagena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cartagena is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Cartageña or Cartagéna. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cartagena.
How Common Is The Last Name Cartagena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,350th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 106,783 people. The last name Cartagena occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Cartagena live; 49 percent live in South America and 21 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 59 people.
The surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 12,708 people, or 1 in 3,759. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 64 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent reside and Tolima Department, where 6 percent reside. Barring Colombia it occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.
Cartagena Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Cartagena are 42.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.02% registered with the party.
The amount Cartagena earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 24.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,720 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $23,482,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.66% less than the national average, earning $36,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning $46,568 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartageña | 96 | 3 | / |
| Cartagéna | 96 | 1 | / |
| Cartagenas | 95 | 934 | / |
| Carthagena | 95 | 6 | / |
| Cartangena | 95 | 6 | / |
| Cartagaena | 95 | 3 | / |
| Cartaguena | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cartagenea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chartagena | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cartagenga | 95 | 1 | / |
| D'Cartagena | 90 | 1 | / |
| Cartajena | 89 | 2,095 | / |
| Cartegena | 89 | 218 | / |
| Cartageno | 89 | 137 | / |
| Cartagina | 89 | 112 | / |
| Kartagena | 89 | 21 | / |
| Cartagana | 89 | 8 | / |
| Cartogena | 89 | 7 | / |
| Cartagene | 89 | 6 | / |
| Cartasena | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cartigena | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cartagona | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cartazena | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sartagena | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cartasegna | 84 | 1,396 | / |
| Cartagenes | 84 | 243 | / |
| Cartaginas | 84 | 3 | / |
| Cartagenis | 84 | 2 | / |
| Cartaajena | 84 | 2 | / |
| Cartogegna | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karthagena | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cartagueña | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dcartagina | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cortangena | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cartagener | 84 | 1 | / |
| Carthagenes | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cartagine | 78 | 77 | / |
| Cartajina | 78 | 61 | / |
| Cartogeno | 78 | 36 | / |
| Cartaceña | 78 | 10 | / |
| Cartaseña | 78 | 10 | / |
| Cartegana | 78 | 3 | / |
| Cartegina | 78 | 2 | / |
| Cortagina | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cortajena | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cortogena | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cartegeno | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cortagana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cartogina | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kartagener | 74 | 79 | / |
| Cartajinas | 74 | 13 | / |
| Cartaggine | 74 | 8 | / |
| Cartogenio | 74 | 6 | / |
| Cartágenes | 74 | 6 | / |
| Cortasegna | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cartaginez | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cartagines | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cartajenos | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cartajeñas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Carthaginez | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cortegana | 67 | 1,966 | / |
| Kartasina | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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