Cisneros Surname
Approximately 255,821 people bear this surname
Cisneros Surname Definition:
One who came from Cisneros (swan roost), in Spain.
From "cisne" - swan. The place of the swans.
The German word that means "cisne" also means prostitute.
Castilian name from villa of Cisneros (Palencia). Descends from Infante don Pelayo Fruela, grandson of don Fruela II of Leon.
Read More About This SurnameCisneros Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 121,715 | 1:1,020 | 160 |
| United States | 42,997 | 1:8,430 | 1,006 |
| Argentina | 20,908 | 1:2,044 | 264 |
| Peru | 18,903 | 1:1,681 | 279 |
| Ecuador | 10,388 | 1:1,531 | 264 |
| Venezuela | 7,851 | 1:3,847 | 536 |
| El Salvador | 5,341 | 1:1,188 | 236 |
| Spain | 4,854 | 1:9,632 | 1,138 |
| Cuba | 3,972 | 1:2,901 | 405 |
| Guatemala | 3,176 | 1:5,064 | 690 |
| Colombia | 2,811 | 1:16,995 | 1,407 |
| Panama | 2,726 | 1:1,435 | 238 |
| Nicaragua | 2,608 | 1:2,309 | 357 |
| Philippines | 2,327 | 1:43,506 | 6,961 |
| Costa Rica | 2,091 | 1:2,286 | 293 |
| Honduras | 746 | 1:11,818 | 686 |
| Uruguay | 462 | 1:7,428 | 826 |
| Bolivia | 408 | 1:26,021 | 1,907 |
| Dominican Republic | 293 | 1:35,607 | 1,992 |
| Brazil | 231 | 1:926,729 | 33,128 |
| Canada | 210 | 1:175,455 | 17,539 |
| Chile | 163 | 1:108,077 | 4,009 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| Belize | 63 | 1:5,642 | 954 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Andorra | 26 | 1:3,225 | 636 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 1:295,845 | 2,647 |
| Ireland | 11 | 1:428,085 | 15,694 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 163 | 1:308,090 | 24,322 |
The alternate forms: Cisñeros (3) are calculated separately.
Cisneros (43) may also be a first name.
Cisneros Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Cisneros (swan roost), in Spain.
From "cisne" - swan. The place of the swans.
The German word that means "cisne" also means prostitute.
Castilian name from villa of Cisneros (Palencia). Descends from Infante don Pelayo Fruela, grandson of don Fruela II of Leon. Cardinal don Francisco Ximénez de Cisneros belonged to this family.
See Sisneros.
User-submitted Reference
A Spanish habitation surname from Cisneros, Spain.
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Cisneros Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cisneros Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cisneros is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Cisñeros. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cisneros? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,146th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,487 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cisneros live; 64 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 43 people.
Cisneros is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 121,715 people, or 1 in 1,020. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Jalisco, where 11 percent live, México, where 10 percent live and Michoacán, where 9 percent live. Aside from Mexico this surname is found in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.
Cisneros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cisneros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cisneros last name expanded 26,379 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cisneros Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cisneros surname are 42.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.91% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cisneros earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,034 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $19,329,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $36,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $48,819 CAD per year.
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Cisneros Reference & Research
Cisneros DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Cisneros FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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