Cordero Surname

1,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Cordero Surname Definition:

One who made strings for guitars and violas; one who had charge of sheep, a shepherd; the meek, gentle man.

Ancient surname found in Aragon and Asturias. Derived from latin "cordus" - son of ewe. In Spanish, now means lamb, or one gentle or meek.

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Cordero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico61,9671:2,003285
Venezuela59,6661:50693
Philippines42,0861:2,406165
United States29,2591:12,3881,537
Costa Rica28,7191:16645
Spain24,4601:1,911222
Dominican Republic22,1321:47185
Colombia17,8291:2,680485
Cuba14,7131:783132
Chile11,3021:1,559309
Argentina10,8451:3,941466
Ecuador9,8651:1,612278
Peru8,4441:3,764618
Bolivia7,1041:1,494290
Guatemala5,4491:2,951461
Puerto Rico3,8941:912129
Nicaragua2,8991:2,077339
Italy2,3311:26,2364,686
El Salvador2,2441:2,827399
Uruguay9881:3,473410
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
France7081:93,81713,628
Panama6361:6,151676
Brazil5371:398,64915,196
Canada4071:90,5309,953
England1401:397,98627,485
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Honduras731:120,7731,824
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Taiwan591:397,3693,093
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Paraguay481:150,7663,103
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Guam371:4,328556
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Curaçao281:5,616151
Andorra271:3,105589
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belize121:29,6232,063
Norway121:428,52437,411
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark111:513,15632,022
India111:69,733,217610,955
Jordan111:803,85814,945
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Oman61:614,6626,082
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

The alternate forms: Córdero (2), Cordéro (2), Corderó (1) & Çordero (1) are calculated separately.

Cordero (1,040) may also be a first name.

Cordero Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who made strings for guitars and violas; one who had charge of sheep, a shepherd; the meek, gentle man.

Ancient surname found in Aragon and Asturias. Derived from latin "cordus" - son of ewe. In Spanish, now means lamb, or one gentle or meek.

Asturian name found throughout the Peninsula.

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

User-submitted Reference

Cordero means 'lamb' in Spanish.

- lc2958

Cordero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cordero is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Córdero, Cordéro, Corderó or Çordero. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cordero.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordero? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,449th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,667 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Cordero live; 34 percent live in South America and 21 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 248,543rd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,040 people.

This last name is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 61,967 people, or 1 in 2,003. In Mexico it is mostly found in: México, where 12 percent live, Puebla, where 11 percent live and Mexico City, where 8 percent live. Other than Mexico this surname exists in 110 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.

Cordero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cordero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cordero surname increased 14,703 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cordero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cordero surname are 41.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cordero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 122.77% more than the national average, earning €66,899 per year; in Norway they earn 33.04% less than the national average, earning 231,739 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,317 per year; in South Africa they earn 273.42% more than the national average, earning R 887,376 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $18,394,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $37,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $48,424 CAD per year.

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Cordero Reference & Research

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