Céspedes Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Céspedes Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Céspedes surname comes from the Spanish word césped in plural.

Céspedes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Spain1491:313,77218,634
Chile611:288,7958,426
Colombia501:955,4819,064
Costa Rica361:132,7802,002
Peru351:908,11818,273
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

The alternate forms: Cespedes (168,501), Cèspedes (37) & Cespedés (1) are calculated separately.

Céspedes Surname Meaning

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The meaning of the Céspedes surname comes from the Spanish word césped in plural.

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Céspedes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Céspedes is found in The Dominican Republic more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Cespedes, Cèspedes or Cespedés. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Céspedes? popularity and diffusion

Céspedes is the 467,776th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. The last name Céspedes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Céspedes live; 31 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.

This last name is most widespread in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 48,301. Other than The Dominican Republic this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 21 percent reside and Chile, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cespedes96168,501/
Cèspedes9637/
Céspede936/
Cépedes934/
Cespedés921/
Céspedez885/
Cispedes881/
Cespedies828/
Cespedees822/
Chespedes821/
Cespedess821/
Cespede80932/
Cepedes80274/
Cispede801/
Cespedez751,516/
Zespedes7520/
Cespides754/
Cezpedes753/
Cespedee752/
Ceapedes751/
Cispedez751/
Cepede7138/
Cépeda716/
Cépède712/
Quispedes711/
Cepedez675/
Cespide672/
Cespedi671/

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