Candelaria is used as a family name or surname in Philippines. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Candelaria
No. of characters: 10
Origin: Philippines
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Candelaria

How popular is Candelaria?

Candelaria is common in Philippines.

Candelaria is ranked 14409 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Candelarias grew by 17.68868 per cent to 8483 since 2000 and ranked 4176 after elevating 350 spots. The last name was found in around 29 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 81.02 82.19
White 11.29 11.35
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.47 2.66
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.88 2.58
Others 0.75 0.82
Black 0.59 0.4
Candelaria is quite popular family name mostly used in Philippines while Puerto Rico is ahead in terms of density. Around 36625 people have been found who wears Candelaria as their family name. Candelaria is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
14,078 Japan3
10,686 Costa Rica3
124,220 Italy2
219,873 France2
26,532 Chile2
31,207 Ireland1
3,586 Honduras1
897,276 Russia1
172,258 Germany1
10,190 Bahrain1
1,704,541 India1
7,314 Bolivia1
24,460 Armenia1
40,340 Malaysia1
19,533 Uruguay1
492,292 Ukraine1
13,447 Uganda1
81,201 Switzerland1
2,211 Brunei1
58,885 Poland1
235 São Tomé and Príncipe1
12,741 Ecuador1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,620 Singapore30
23,443 Norway26
85,784 Australia19
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,761 Netherlands93
49,486 South Africa91
3,722 Qatar68
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Candelaria:
7,988 Argentina672
3,748 Colombia542
1,607 Dominican Republic433
8,588 Saudi Arabia385
5,541 Venezuela301
3,873 Guatemala246
14,265 Spain237
1,705 El Salvador215
1,796 Panama196
2,987 Portugal194
5,359 United Arab Emirates183
32,758 Canada101
Countries with thousands of Candelaria:
4,849 United States8,177
1,847 Mexico5,339
176 Puerto Rico2,500
9,413 Brazil1,463
Countries with ten thousands of Candelaria:
608 Philippines15,016
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Candelaria Namesakes

  • John Candelaria, Baseball player
  • Nash Candelaria, Novelist
  • Jacob Candelaria, Politician
  • Monique Candelaria, Film actress
  • Leonard Candelaria, Musical Artist
  • Juan Candelaria, Politician
  • Miguel Lerma Candelaria, Politician
  • Mario Candelaria, Film actor
  • Alex Candelaria, Film actor
  • Matthew Candelaria, Author
  • In 2000, Maria Candelaria portrayed the role of Cecilia in drama flick Ballad of a Soldier.
  • Rafael David Candelaria played the important role of or segment "Bear Hunting" in 2012 comedy flick Vaudeville Comedy, Then and Now.

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