Ceballos Surname

2,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Ceballos Surname Definition:

Ancient surname found in Trasmiera. Derived from the word "cebello" meaning an onion.

Castilian name from Trasmiera (Santander) spread to all of the Peninsula.

See Cevallos.

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Ceballos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia47,6991:1,002213
Mexico46,5001:2,669382
Argentina30,1321:1,419198
United States14,8221:24,4543,085
Venezuela14,7921:2,042355
Spain10,4281:4,483562
Philippines9,1491:11,0651,069
Chile7,6011:2,318407
Dominican Republic6,1941:1,684259
Guatemala4,3031:3,738561
Panama3,3051:1,184206
Cuba2,6731:4,311532
Ecuador2,2771:6,9851,140
Uruguay6281:5,465617
Honduras4621:19,083824
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Brazil3601:594,65122,178
Peru3011:105,5956,565
France2231:297,86045,546
Puerto Rico2081:17,068657
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Bolivia1221:87,0203,711
El Salvador1171:54,2211,312
England621:898,67846,462
Costa Rica611:78,3621,469
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Australia431:627,80744,139
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Belize241:14,8111,562
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Norway211:244,87126,357
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Qatar161:147,37516,023
China91:151,924,6187,954
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Cebállos (1) & Cèbàllòs (1) are calculated separately.

Ceballos (118) may also be a first name.

Ceballos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname found in Trasmiera. Derived from the word "cebello" meaning an onion.

Castilian name from Trasmiera (Santander) spread to all of the Peninsula.

See Cevallos.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname derived from the Latin word caballus, meaning 'horse' ('pack horse' or 'wagon horse').

- mustangsal445

Ceballos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ceballos (Arabic: سيبالوس) is most common in Colombia. It can appear as: Cebállos or Cèbàllòs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ceballos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ceballos is the 2,748th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 35,840 people. Ceballos occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Ceballos live; 51 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 859,937th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 118 people.

The last name Ceballos is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 47,699 people, or 1 in 1,002. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Antioquia Department, where 25 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 18 percent live and Nariño Department, where 15 percent live. Barring Colombia Ceballos is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 23 percent live and Argentina, where 15 percent live.

Ceballos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ceballos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ceballos surname rose 211,743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ceballos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ceballos last name are 42.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Ceballos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning 347,463 kr per year; in Peru they earn 99.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,632 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $22,970,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $36,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $50,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cebállos961/
Ceballlos9413/
Ceballios943/
Ceaballos942/
Ceballoss942/
Cebeallos942/
Cheballos942/
Ceballoos942/
Cebasllos942/
Cebaillos942/
Ceballous941/
Cseballos941/
Cebaallos941/
Ceballo9312,889/
Cebalos9370/
D'Ceballos891/
Cevallos8869,112/
Zeballos8840,196/
Seballos882,908/
Ciballos8874/
Ceballoz8850/
Cebalhos8816/
Cebaylos8812/
Ceballas8811/
Geballos887/
Ceballus887/
Cebailos886/
Cebalios885/
Ceballoa884/
Cebaloos882/
Cebollos882/
Cebalous881/
Cèbàllòs881/
Ceballlo881/
Ceballod881/
Ceballio881/
Cheballo880/
Cebalo86397/
Ceballosová841/
Chevallos826/
Cevaallos821/
Seballios821/
Seballlos821/
Cevalllos821/
Zebaallos821/
Zeballo801,522/
Cebalho801,195/
Cevallo80556/
Seballo80538/
Zebalos8045/
Cebalio8029/
Sebalos8020/
Cebollo8013/
Cevalos8013/
Ceballa8013/
Chebalo8011/
Cebalyo801/
Zevallos7540,840/
Sevallos75263/
Sebalhos7573/
Sebaylos7541/
Cevalhos7524/
Cevalloz7518/
Zebalhos7513/
Seballoz7512/
Cebollas756/
Zeballoz756/
Cheballa756/
Cevalios755/
Sebailos755/
Siballos755/
Cevallas754/
Zeballas753/
Sebalios753/
Cevollos751/
Seballas751/
Sebollos751/
Seballus751/
Civallos751/
Ciballas751/
Ciballus751/
Cevállos751/
Ceballaz751/
Cevallós751/
Zebollos751/
Sebalo711,213/
Cebolo7180/
Cevalo7120/
Cebala713/
Cibalo711/
Zzebalous711/
Zebalo711/
Zevaillos711/
Zevalllos711/
Seivallos711/
Cebolla671,582/
Chibalo671,122/
Seballa67149/
Sebalho67111/
Chebala67108/
Siballo6759/
Sevallo6754/
Zevallo6752/
Cevalho6752/
Zebalho6730/
Cebolas6728/
Cibollo6725/
Sebalas6718/
Chebolo677/
Zevalos677/
Zebalio677/
Zeballa676/
Sebollo674/
Cevalla674/
Sebalou673/
Cebalia672/
Zebalas671/
Sevalos671/
Ciballa671/
Šiballo671/
Ssebalo671/
Civalos671/
Cevalas671/
Chebeallah671/
Sebaloa671/

Ceballos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ceballos in the Arabic language
سيبالوسsybalws-

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