Cerda Surname

3,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Cerda Surname Definition:

One who came from Cerda (place of swine), in Spain.

Found in Castile and Aragon. Original form was la Cerda.

Village of Cerdo [Cerda] near Valencia. Derived from latin word "setula" - strong hair, bristle.

This could be from the latin "cirrus" meaning a curl of hair.

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Cerda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico43,2121:2,872409
Chile37,2971:472101
United States15,8761:22,8312,863
Nicaragua10,6671:564120
Argentina8,6681:4,931552
Spain8,5501:5,468678
Ecuador5,1621:3,081531
Philippines3,5321:28,6634,039
Dominican Republic2,8891:3,611421
Peru2,7101:11,7281,608
Colombia1,0191:46,8832,442
France1,0031:66,2249,134
Bolivia8931:11,8891,218
Venezuela4741:63,7222,849
Costa Rica3391:14,100600
Brazil2181:981,99234,879
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Panama1181:33,1551,884
Cuba1081:106,6923,104
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Australia951:284,16525,304
England541:1,031,81650,675
Guatemala471:342,1844,711
Belize351:10,1561,308
Andorra301:2,795529
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Norway111:467,48139,375
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Cerdà (317) & Cerdá (315) are calculated separately.

Cerda (229) may also be a first name.

Cerda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Cerda (place of swine), in Spain.

Found in Castile and Aragon. Original form was la Cerda.

Village of Cerdo [Cerda] near Valencia. Derived from latin word "setula" - strong hair, bristle.

This could be from the latin "cirrus" meaning a curl of hair.

Aragonese name from place no longer existing, Cerdan (Zaragoza). One branch in Valencia where it took the name Cerda.

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

Cerda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cerda (Arabic: كريدا) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Cerdà or Cerdá. For other possible spellings of Cerda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,908th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 50,797 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Cerda live; 41 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Cerda is also the 593,349th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 229 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 43,212 people, or 1 in 2,872. In Mexico Cerda is most numerous in: Nuevo León, where 26 percent are found, Coahuila, where 12 percent are found and San Luis Potosí, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Mexico Cerda is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Cerda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cerda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 54,745 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cerda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cerda last name are 42.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cerda earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 38.32% less than the national average, earning 213,464 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.1% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,876 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.74% less than the national average, earning $16,177,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning $35,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $42,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerdà93317/
Cerdá93315/
Cerdas9116,315/
Cerdea91192/
Cierda9125/
Cerdat9120/
Cherda919/
Cerday918/
Cerdad917/
Cerdaz916/
Cerrda915/
Cerdaa912/
Cerdaj911/
Cerdda911/
Czerda911/
Cerdai911/
Cerdau911/
Cherdas837/
Chherda831/
Sceurda831/
Cherdad831/
Zerda809,145/
Serda802,307/
Gerda801,678/
Kerda80361/
Cerdo80355/
Cerde80104/
Creda8084/
Cerdi8032/
Jerda809/
Cerdó809/
Cerdy804/
Cirda802/
Şerda801/
Shcherda772/
Cerrdach771/
Szczerda771/
Gerdau731,288/
Serdah73539/
Gerday73411/
Cerdio73358/
Cherdo73266/
Sierda73260/
Serdas73251/
Gerdat73194/
Jerdea73148/
Szerda73122/
Ceardi7381/
Cserdi7363/
Gierda7360/
Gerdai7322/
Cherdi7320/
Kerdap7319/
Cherdy7315/
Kherda7313/
Sherda7312/
Querda7312/
Zerdas7312/
Cerdes7311/
Cierdo7311/
Serdai7310/
Serdea739/
Cerdhe736/
Kierda736/
Djerda734/
Scerdo733/
Gerdha733/
Cherde733/
Cerder733/
Kerdah733/
Gerdea733/
Zerdad733/
Serdad733/
Gerdas732/
Cirdap732/
Cerdet732/
Cerdez732/
Gerdda731/
Kerdha731/
Gerdad731/
Seyrda731/
Kertda731/
Zerdah731/
Zeerda731/
Zzerda731/
Searda731/
Serdaz731/
Cirdad731/
Cirdea731/
Citrda731/
Cerdos731/
Cserdy731/
Credau731/
Chirda731/
Zierda731/
Zerdai731/
Gerdaz731/
Kerdai731/
Kerdau731/
Ceardy730/
Cerdis730/
Chherdaya711/
Zerdaad671,075/
Sherdad67538/
Serdeha67416/
Sertdağ6797/
Chirdap6788/
Gehrdau6750/
Szerdai6742/
Kierdaj6737/
Sertdas6734/
Cherdot6733/
Cserődi6732/
Kherdat6732/
Kherdah6731/
Scherde6723/
Scherdi6721/
Kerdash6715/
Cerdees6713/
Kerdach6710/
Seerdat678/
Gerdaus677/
Gerdais675/
Gerdath674/
Cerdocz674/
Czerődi673/
Zehrdad672/
Zeerdad672/
Kheyrda671/
Schirda671/
Serdass671/
Serduoa671/
Cherdio671/
Cherrdi671/
Serdais671/
Djerdaj671/
Czerdys671/
Cerdeez671/
Chiorda671/
Cherdis671/
Cheerdy671/
Djerdad671/
Sherdat671/
Cherdee671/
Cherdeï671/
Sherday670/
Kherdas670/

Cerda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cerda in the Arabic language
كريداkryda-

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