Cuervo Surname

11,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Cuervo Surname Definition:

Found in Asturias, name originated in village of Pravia. Name of village near Seville and means raven or crow.

Asturian family name.

Cuervo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia29,9261:1,596314
Mexico5,5861:22,2211,642
Spain4,8161:9,7081,147
United States2,3251:155,89615,938
Venezuela1,5701:19,2381,410
Cuba1,4671:7,855757
Philippines1,0561:95,87016,691
Argentina1,0501:40,7083,413
Dominican Republic3471:30,0661,787
Panama3151:12,4201,016
Brazil1761:1,216,33141,961
Chile1641:107,4183,983
Peru1311:242,62710,153
Ecuador861:184,9527,637
Uruguay661:51,9965,760
Canada651:566,85547,218
France561:1,186,120124,657
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Jamaica261:110,3834,369
England261:2,143,00282,017
Aruba181:5,749789
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Macau31:200,543803
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
San Marino11:33,214932
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Cuervo (44) may also be a first name.

Cuervo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Asturias, name originated in village of Pravia. Name of village near Seville and means raven or crow.

Asturian family name.

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

Cuervo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuervo has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuervo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,359th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 147,366 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Cuervo reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 44 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 29,926 people, or 1 in 1,596. In Colombia Cuervo is most common in: Capital District, where 35 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 20 percent live and Cundinamarca Department, where 11 percent live. Excluding Colombia this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 10 percent live.

Cuervo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cuervo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cuervo surname expanded 15,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cuervo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cuervo surname are 39.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cuervo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,331 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.94% more than the national average, earning $27,002,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $42,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% less than the national average, earning $42,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuervos9287/
Cuerva832,214/
Cuerbo831,739/
Quervo83110/
Guervo837/
Cueruo836/
Kuervo836/
Ceirvo834/
Coervo832/
Cuervas77603/
Cuerbos771/
Cuierbo771/
Cuervaz771/
Guerva67139/
Courbo67121/
Querbo6779/
Cuerba6738/
Guerbo6738/
Cuirbo676/
Cuerua671/
Querva671/
Coerva671/
Guerwo671/
Quirvo671/
Gwervo671/
Qurevo671/

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