Cordeiro Surname

1,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Cordeiro Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese descriptive name, meaning "lamb". It may be of religious origin, given the mystical meaning of the lamb in Christianity.

Cordeiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil323,6831:66186
Angola22,4801:1,201213
Portugal16,7671:621108
Mozambique8,0341:3,393791
United States4,7221:76,7608,789
Canada2,1811:16,8942,429
Spain1,5161:30,8393,126
France1,4871:44,6695,677
Argentina5581:76,6016,501
India3681:2,084,41770,614
Australia2081:129,78714,130
England1931:288,69522,251
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Paraguay1351:53,6061,516
Germany941:856,44161,781
Luxembourg771:7,5401,164
Mexico771:1,612,02916,852
São Tomé and Príncipe701:2,535280
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Cuba591:195,3004,188
Venezuela571:529,8969,899
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Uruguay431:79,8088,179
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Cape Verde311:17,085630
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Bermuda191:3,436515
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway81:642,78647,258
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Oman61:614,6626,082
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Curaçao41:39,312638
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cordeiro (1,463) may also be a first name.

Cordeiro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese descriptive name, meaning "lamb". It may be of religious origin, given the mystical meaning of the lamb in Christianity.

- mfariacastro

Cordeiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cordeiro (Marathi: कोडेरो) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Cordeiro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordeiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,400th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 19,001 people. Cordeiro is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Cordeiro live; 85 percent live in South America and 84 percent live in Luso-South America. Cordeiro is also the 203,712th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,463 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 323,683 people, or 1 in 661. In Brazil Cordeiro is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Paraná, where 13 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname is found in 81 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 6 percent live and Portugal, where 4 percent live.

Cordeiro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cordeiro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cordeiro surname increased 67,457 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cordeiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cordeiro last name are 43.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cordeiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.19% more than the national average, earning R 387,792 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $22,594,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $45,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $52,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cordeiro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cordeiro in the Marathi language
कोडेरोkodero45.28
कोरडेइरोkorade'iro15.09
कॉरडेरोkoradero7.55
कॉडेरोkodero7.55
कोरडेरोkoradero7.55
कॉरिडएरोkorida'ero7.55
कोरडेरॉkoradero3.77
कोरडीरोkoradiro3.77
कॉरडीरोkoradiro1.89

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cordeiro
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis