Cordero Surname
Approximately 370,549 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCordero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 61,967 | 1:2,003 | 285 |
| Venezuela | 59,666 | 1:506 | 93 |
| Philippines | 42,086 | 1:2,406 | 165 |
| United States | 29,259 | 1:12,388 | 1,537 |
| Costa Rica | 28,719 | 1:166 | 45 |
| Spain | 24,460 | 1:1,911 | 222 |
| Dominican Republic | 22,132 | 1:471 | 85 |
| Colombia | 17,829 | 1:2,680 | 485 |
| Cuba | 14,713 | 1:783 | 132 |
| Chile | 11,302 | 1:1,559 | 309 |
| Argentina | 10,845 | 1:3,941 | 466 |
| Ecuador | 9,865 | 1:1,612 | 278 |
| Peru | 8,444 | 1:3,764 | 618 |
| Bolivia | 7,104 | 1:1,494 | 290 |
| Guatemala | 5,449 | 1:2,951 | 461 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,894 | 1:912 | 129 |
| Nicaragua | 2,899 | 1:2,077 | 339 |
| Italy | 2,331 | 1:26,236 | 4,686 |
| El Salvador | 2,244 | 1:2,827 | 399 |
| Uruguay | 988 | 1:3,473 | 410 |
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| France | 708 | 1:93,817 | 13,628 |
| Panama | 636 | 1:6,151 | 676 |
| Brazil | 537 | 1:398,649 | 15,196 |
| Canada | 407 | 1:90,530 | 9,953 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| Australia | 103 | 1:262,094 | 23,895 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Honduras | 73 | 1:120,773 | 1,824 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Taiwan | 59 | 1:397,369 | 3,093 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Paraguay | 48 | 1:150,766 | 3,103 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Curaçao | 28 | 1:5,616 | 151 |
| Andorra | 27 | 1:3,105 | 589 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Belize | 12 | 1:29,623 | 2,063 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 199 | 1:252,355 | 20,860 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Cordero means 'lamb' in Spanish.
- lc2958Cordero Demographics
Average Male Cordero Height
172.05 cm
Average Female Cordero Height
161.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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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Footnotes
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