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 borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cendejas? popularity and diffusion

Cendejas is the 59,673rd most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 862,125 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cendejas reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

It is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 5,951 people, or 1 in 20,858. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Michoacán, where 45 percent reside, Guanajuato, where 23 percent reside and Jalisco, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Mexico Cendejas exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Cendejas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cendejas are 38.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.86% being registered to vote for 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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