Cendejas Surname

59,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Cendejas Surname Definition:

Variant of the Basque surname Sendejas, name of a place in Colombia, from "enda" - pasture ground, grazing ground - and "-ja" - suffix of abundance with a prothetic C (Z).

Place in Guadalajara, Vizcaya.

See Zendejas.

Cendejas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico5,9511:20,8581,583
United States2,4161:150,02415,440
Spain761:615,15828,427
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Cendejas (25) may also be a first name.

Cendejas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of the Basque surname Sendejas, name of a place in Colombia, from "enda" - pasture ground, grazing ground - and "-ja" - suffix of abundance with a prothetic C (Z).

Place in Guadalajara, Vizcaya.

See Zendejas.

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

Cendejas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cendejas is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cendejas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cendejas is the 59,673rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 862,125 people. The surname Cendejas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cendejas are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Cendejas is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 5,951 people, or 1 in 20,858. In Mexico Cendejas is mostly found in: Michoacán, where 45 percent live, Guanajuato, where 23 percent live and Jalisco, where 6 percent live. Other than Mexico this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Cendejas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cendejas last name are 38.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.86% registered with the political party.

Cendejas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.94% less than the national average, earning $40,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czendejas941/
Caendejas941/
Cendejass941/
Zendejas8815,976/
Sendejas88962/
Cendejaz8850/
Cendajas889/
Cemdejas881/
Cendejos881/
Zendejsas821/
Zendejs803/
Kendeas802/
Jendeas801/
Zendejaz7572/
Sendejaz7526/
Tsendeas7521/
Zendajas7512/
Zendezas7510/
Sendajas756/
Zendijas755/
Sendijas752/
Zemdejas752/
Zendesas752/
Zendejos752/
Zendeast751/
Sendehas751/
Zendejes751/
Kendeash751/
Kendais6715/
Sendies673/

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