Cordon Surname

18,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Cordon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cordon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala11,7691:1,367241
Spain6,1441:7,609927
United States2,7451:132,04313,892
Philippines1,6561:61,13410,337
France1,3141:50,5506,614
Colombia1,0411:45,8922,415
Honduras9941:8,870608
Argentina7291:58,6334,986
England7231:77,0658,692
Cuba3101:37,1701,730
Brazil2851:751,13827,388
El Salvador1651:38,4481,174
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Nicaragua1381:43,6311,345
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Romania1081:185,90618,848
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Venezuela841:359,5727,720
Chile791:222,9936,896
Mexico781:1,591,36216,746
Australia721:374,94030,993
Belize631:5,642954
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Israel441:194,49219,021
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Panama271:144,8984,800
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Haiti131:821,83911,267
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Wales101:309,45316,869
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saint Pierre and Miquelon51:1,280241
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3701:65,8797,540
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:178,08015,904

The alternate forms: Cordón (1,087), Cordòn (10) & Córdon (2) are calculated separately.

Cordon (214) may also be a first name.

Cordon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cordon is held by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Cordón, Cordòn or Córdon. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,873rd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 249,710 people. The last name Cordon is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Cordon live; 45 percent live in Central America and 45 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 617,781st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 214 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Guatemala, where it is held by 11,769 people, or 1 in 1,367. In Guatemala Cordon is mostly concentrated in: Zacapa Department, where 60 percent live, Guatemala Department, where 31 percent live and Suchitepéquez Department, where 2 percent live. Apart from Guatemala it exists in 68 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Cordon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cordon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cordon last name increased 973 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 65 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cordon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cordon last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Cordon last name are 38.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cordon earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.75% less than the national average, earning R 176,448 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $23,522,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $50,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cordón941,087/
Cordòn9410/
Córdon942/
Cordone923,665/
Cordoin9255/
Courdon9229/
Chordon922/
Cordong922/
Corÿdon922/
Coordon922/
Cordond921/
Coyrdon921/
Cordonn921/
Cordont921/
Corrdon920/
Cordonne864/
Cardon8315,697/
Jordon838,794/
Kordon831,816/
Cordun83621/
Sordon83417/
Cordan83213/
Cordom83149/
Qordon8314/
Zordon838/
Cordão835/
Curdon830/
Cardone7717,128/
Chardon778,633/
Cardoen771,184/
Jourdon77557/
Sourdon77401/
Coordom7785/
Cordang7745/
Giordon7728/
Scardon7727/
Jordoon7718/
Jordoin778/
Koordon775/
Cardonn774/
Cardoën774/
Scordan773/
Cordane773/
Carrdon773/
Sgordon772/
Carddon771/
Jordoun771/
Cordant771/
Csardon771/
Curdond771/
Kordoun771/
Zhordon771/
Quordon771/
Cordaun770/
Jordone770/
Jordojn770/
Cord'honne751/
Cardonne71586/
Jordonne7182/
Ciardone7158/
Dzhordon7128/
Courdant7117/
Chardonn715/
Cardoone711/
Chardone711/
Cordaşin711/
Cardosin711/
Kourdong711/
Jordan67435,439/
Jardon6710,812/
Zordan677,821/
Sardon673,776/
Jordán671,588/
Jordão671,493/
Kordan671,383/
Cardan671,304/
Kardon67677/
Kordun67498/
Sordan67271/
Zardon67234/
Sordoń67224/
Kordoń67108/
Kordonova6769/
Cordum6762/
Kerdon6749/
Cardão6741/
Chardonne6721/
Jordàn679/
Kordán679/
Cardun675/
Cârdan674/
Cardón673/
Chardoune673/
Cordónová672/
Cardom672/
Zordom672/
Zordán672/
Jordom671/
Cardán671/
Cardòn671/
Curdan671/
Cordam671/
Kurdon671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cordon
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