Cerero Surname

236,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Cerero Surname User-submission:

The origin of this surname probably goes back to the medieval era and to the craft of making wax products. The "Cerería" was the place where the wax craftsmen or "cereros" processed this material to make candles and other utensils. Thus its origin can be traced to the countries of the Iberian peninsula, more specifically to the kingdoms of Castilian language.

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Cerero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,0341:120,0454,120
Venezuela2521:119,8574,062
Spain2001:233,76015,329
Colombia1401:341,2436,041
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cerero Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of this surname probably goes back to the medieval era and to the craft of making wax products. The "Cerería" was the place where the wax craftsmen or "cereros" processed this material to make candles and other utensils. Thus its origin can be traced to the countries of the Iberian peninsula, more specifically to the kingdoms of Castilian language.

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Cerero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cerero occurs most in Mexico. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cerero click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerero? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 236,740th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,294,370 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Cerero reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name Cerero is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,034 people, or 1 in 120,045. In Mexico Cerero is most numerous in: Oaxaca, where 24 percent reside, Veracruz, where 15 percent reside and Tlaxcala, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 15 percent reside and Spain, where 12 percent reside.

Cerero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cerero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cerero last name increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cerero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cerero last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Cerero earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $23,567,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 34.83% less than the national average, earning $28,121 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerrero92913/
Cetrero924/
Cherero923/
Cereiro922/
Ceresro921/
Cererro921/
Ceurero921/
Ceerrero865/
Tcherero864/
Cherrero862/
Ceereros861/
Cetreros861/
Gerero832,031/
Cerera831,177/
Serero831,113/
Jerero8330/
Kerero8310/
Cirero831/
Ceriro831/
Zerero831/
Cherreiro801/
Gerrero771,651/
Cheriro77487/
Cherera77402/
Serrero77196/
Ciriero77181/
Cerrera77130/
Chirero7733/
Querero7721/
Tserero7714/
Gererro779/
Kerearo777/
Cererra774/
Cereira773/
Gereroy772/
Cisrero771/
Sereiro771/
Seirero771/
Cereyra771/
Cärrero771/
Cerzera771/
Cereras771/
Zererou771/
Djerero771/
Jerrero771/
Kereero771/
Kererou771/
Kerrero771/
Kerzerho71755/
Cherirou71409/
Querrero71137/
Gerreiro7147/
Gerreros7115/
Serreiro718/
Gierrero718/
Cerreira718/
Cherrera716/
Kerzhero715/
Cheryrod714/
Gerrerro713/
Sereeroj712/
Tsereruo712/
Cerreras712/
Quereiro712/
Tserrero711/
Cisreiro711/
Sereyrod711/
Querzero711/
Gkerrero711/
Gerrrero711/
Tsereroi711/
Cirera673,339/
Jerera671,180/
Serera67480/
Kerera6777/
Gerera6720/
Zerera6719/
Girero6715/
Cerira6711/
Querreiro679/
Seriro679/
Kirero675/
Geriro674/
Ciriro673/
Keriro672/
Chererach672/
Cyriro671/
Chereerat671/
Gerheroth671/
Serreyros671/
Cherrirou671/
Sirero671/
Chehreara671/

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