Cerceño Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Cerceño Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerceño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama6981:5,605631
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Spain101:4,675,20478,608

The alternate forms: Cerceno (9) are calculated separately.

Cerceño Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cerceño is held by more people in Panama than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Cerceno. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerceño? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 456,743rd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cerceño are found; 99 percent are found in Central America and 99 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

This surname is most commonly used in Panama, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 5,605. In Panama Cerceño is primarily found in: Chiriquí Province, where 60 percent are found, Panamá Province, where 29 percent are found and Panamá Oeste Province, where 6 percent are found. Not including Panama it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerceno959/
Cerceña8625/
Cerseño861/
Cerciño861/
Sarceño714,662/
Cercena71327/
Serceña71127/
Cercenà717/
Cercená713/
Cercino712/
Sergeño711/
Cercenia67219/
Cerqueña6729/
Cercenas671/

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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
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  • 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 Cerceño
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