Cienega Surname

150,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Cienega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cienega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,6531:46,7872,498
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cienega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cienega has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cienega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,861st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,494,880 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cienega live; 100 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Hispano-North America.

Cienega is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,653 people, or 1 in 46,787. In Mexico Cienega is most frequent in: México, where 41 percent reside, Guanajuato, where 32 percent reside and Chihuahua, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Mexico Cienega is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Cienega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cienega has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cienega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cienega surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Cienega earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cienegas9325/
Scienega931/
Cieniega931/
Cenega925/
Cinega922/
Cieniga8615/
Chinega8614/
Zienega865/
Ciniega863/
Chenega862/
Ceniega861/
Tchenega801/
Ceniga77196/
Cinege7779/
Zenega7729/
Ciniga7722/
Cenegy7713/
Ceñega774/
Cenege774/
Zinega772/
Czinege712,242/
Chiniga7161/
Cheniga7125/
Chinege7122/
Czinegeova716/
Chenege715/
Ceneige714/
Chinego711/
Zenehga711/
Zienego711/
Cineago710/
Czineghe6730/
Chingiga6722/
Chengiga6710/
Chingege675/
Chinegey673/
Chinigai673/
Chineege671/
Chineguy670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cienega
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