Cárdenas Surname
Approximately 3,051 people bear this surname
Cárdenas Surname Definition:
The dark-complexioned or bluish man; one who came from Cárdenas in Spain.
Feminine and plural of "cárdeno" - a dark blue color. Cities in Cuba (Matanzas province) and Mexico (San Luis Potosí) have this name. Also a small town in Nicaragua.
Read More About This SurnameCárdenas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,360 | 1:91,269 | 3,584 |
| Spain | 338 | 1:138,320 | 10,424 |
| Colombia | 322 | 1:148,367 | 4,332 |
| Chile | 144 | 1:122,337 | 4,402 |
| Venezuela | 127 | 1:237,827 | 6,027 |
| Peru | 122 | 1:260,526 | 10,530 |
| Guatemala | 118 | 1:136,294 | 3,293 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Bolivia | 61 | 1:174,040 | 4,283 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Ecuador | 36 | 1:441,829 | 10,328 |
| Panama | 28 | 1:139,724 | 4,684 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 1:316,899 | 3,057 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| El Salvador | 14 | 1:453,135 | 2,829 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Cuba | 12 | 1:960,226 | 6,464 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Cardenas (771,285), Càrdenas (82), Cãrdenas (2), Cârdenas (2), Cardeñas (158), Cardenás (4), Cárdénás (1), Cardénas (1) & Cardènas (1) are calculated separately.
Cárdenas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The dark-complexioned or bluish man; one who came from Cárdenas in Spain.
Feminine and plural of "cárdeno" - a dark blue color. Cities in Cuba (Matanzas province) and Mexico (San Luis Potosí) have this name. Also a small town in Nicaragua.
Comes from the word "cardelina" and means linnet. "Cárdenas" probably comes from the adjective "cardinus."
Riojano family from Señores of Vizcaya. Various branches came to America.
Cárdenas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cárdenas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cárdenas is found most in Mexico. It may be rendered as a variant: Cardenas, Càrdenas, Cãrdenas, Cârdenas, Cardeñas, Cardenás, Cárdénás, Cardénas or Cardènas. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cárdenas? popularity and diffusion
Cárdenas is the 145,502nd most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,388,576 people. The last name Cárdenas is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Cárdenas reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
This surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 1,360 people, or 1 in 91,269. In Mexico Cárdenas is mostly concentrated in: Mexico City, where 17 percent live, Jalisco, where 14 percent live and México, where 13 percent live. Excluding Mexico this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 11 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardenas | 96 | 771,285 | / |
| Càrdenas | 96 | 82 | / |
| Cãrdenas | 96 | 2 | / |
| Cârdenas | 96 | 2 | / |
| Cárdeneas | 94 | 4 | / |
| Cárdeanas | 94 | 2 | / |
| Ccárdenas | 94 | 2 | / |
| Cardeñas | 92 | 158 | / |
| Cardenás | 92 | 4 | / |
| Cárdénás | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cardénas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cardènas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cordenas | 88 | 41 | / |
| Cárdenaz | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kárdenas | 88 | 3 | / |
| Córdenas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chardenas | 82 | 41 | / |
| Cardenass | 82 | 9 | / |
| Cardeenas | 82 | 9 | / |
| Caardenas | 82 | 8 | / |
| Cardeanas | 82 | 8 | / |
| Carrdenas | 82 | 7 | / |
| Carddenas | 82 | 7 | / |
| Cardeneas | 82 | 5 | / |
| Ccardenas | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gcardenas | 82 | 2 | / |
| Cardeinas | 82 | 2 | / |
| Cardenaas | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dcardenas | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ceardenas | 82 | 2 | / |
| Cardenasj | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cardenats | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cartdenas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Casrdenas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cardenasz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cardenasx | 82 | 1 | / |
| Czardenas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Courdenas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cairdenas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cardhenas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cardesnas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cardenase | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cardenads | 82 | 1 | / |
| Càrdenass | 82 | 1 | / |
| D'Cardenas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cardenaz | 75 | 1,588 | / |
| Cardinas | 75 | 1,583 | / |
| Cordenos | 75 | 154 | / |
| Kardenas | 75 | 70 | / |
| Cardenos | 75 | 52 | / |
| Cordeñas | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cardenaj | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cardenax | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cordinas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zardenas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cardenach | 71 | 13 | / |
| Cardenache | 67 | 16 | / |
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