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 last name Carteño occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Carteno. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carteño? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Carteño is mostly 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.

It is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 13,791,801. In Mexico Carteño is primarily concentrated in: Morelos, where 33 percent live, Chihuahua, where 22 percent live and Mexico City, where 22 percent live. Not including Mexico this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live.

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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