Carteño Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Carteño Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carteño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Carteno (70) are calculated separately.

Carteño Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carteño is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Carteno. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carteño? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Carteño are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The last name Carteño is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 13,791,801. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Morelos, where 33 percent reside, Chihuahua, where 22 percent reside and Mexico City, where 22 percent reside. Besides Mexico this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carteno9570/
Cartaño86507/
Corteño861/
Carteano8016/
Cartenos801/
Cartaña71346/
Cartino7155/
Cartena7137/
Sarteno7130/
Corteno7115/
Cartona7115/
Cartañá7112/
Cartañà716/
Cartiña711/
Zarteno711/
Cartaino67165/
Corteñas6742/
Cartegna6729/
Cartgena6718/
Cartinio6713/
Cartenas6710/
Cartinot674/
Scartino673/
Carthena673/
Cartaena673/
Courtiño672/
Cartenga672/
Kartenyo671/
Corteano671/
Carthono670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carteño
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