Cárdenas is used as a family name or surname in Colombia. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cárdenas
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Colombia
Meaning: Or Cárdenas. Name worn in Spain. Means the person who is originally from Cárdenas, the name of a town in the province of La Rioja. We also find the form Cardenas, toponym met in Huelva, Andalusia. The name refers to the thistle, and other blue flowers.

How popular is Cárdenas?

Cárdenas is common in Colombia.

Cárdenas is ranked 657 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cardenases grew by 37.15073 per cent to 77652 since 2000 and ranked 418 after elevating 111 spots. The last name was found in around 263 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 93.7 92.96
White 4.59 5.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.02 1.04
Black 0.28 0.29
Others 0.21 0.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.16
Cardenas is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico while Colombia is ahead in terms of density. Around 794969 people have been found who wears Cardenas as their family name. Cardenas is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
83,411 Czech Republic8
701,083 India8
35,789 Turkey3
4,138 Bahrain3
2,935 Angola3
19,452 Malaysia3
3,340 Jamaica3
26,321 Israel3
31,767 Greece2
7,299 Estonia2
549 Seychelles2
40,064 Nigeria2
20,186 Kenya2
1,333 Guam2
13,552 Qatar2
6,266 Luxembourg2
12,161 Wales2
1,834 Malta2
9,185 Hong Kong2
1,328 Congo2
14,004 Hungary2
90,903 Moldova1
810,193 Indonesia1
14,618 Guyana1
1,970 Grenada1
50,549 Georgia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
801 Cape Verde1
846 American Samoa1
30,360 Thailand1
1,542 Andorra1
10,958 Bangladesh1
717 Bhutan1
13,606 Senegal1
7,110 Bosnia1
16,228 Bulgaria1
10,683 Cyprus1
25,721 Egypt1
7,895 South Korea1
3,071 Jersey1
38,830 Morocco1
591 Samoa1
17,575 Kuwait1
2,935 Madagascar1
11,510 Oman1
2,309 Monaco1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
1,005 The Gambia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
24,460 Armenia1
7,292 Vietnam1
573 Vanuatu1
25,746 Finland1
531 Greenland1
13,447 Uganda1
14,644 Tunisia1
3,275 Nepal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
6,376 Singapore47
8,316 Portugal46
205,048 Russia43
13,773 Denmark39
9,692 Ireland27
14,963 Scotland26
4,620 Trinidad and Tobago25
1,056 The Bahamas21
3,731 Japan18
3,605 China12
29,517 New Zealand12
646 Cayman Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,684 United Arab Emirates99
12,538 Norway59
Countries with hundreds of Cárdenas:
11,183 Italy963
5,256 Canada835
11,013 France833
7,314 Saudi Arabia462
15,204 England376
1,070 Puerto Rico258
4,722 Switzerland252
2,337 Uruguay208
14,055 Netherlands199
4,877 Sweden196
14,902 Australia180
8,140 Austria157
467 Belize149
13,523 Belgium134
39,125 South Africa128
3,842 Albania118
Countries with thousands of Cárdenas:
298 Guatemala9,041
178 Nicaragua7,204
259 Honduras6,588
107 Panama5,074
258 Paraguay4,706
229 Costa Rica3,437
5,664 Brazil2,464
3,946 Germany2,253
492 El Salvador1,938
615 Dominican Republic1,875
Countries with ten thousands of Cárdenas:
43 Peru92,710
668 United States54,402
115 Venezuela45,507
63 Ecuador39,735
103 Chile32,809
427 Philippines20,494
287 Spain17,869
102 Cuba13,889
149 Bolivia13,380
446 Argentina10,064
Countries with hundred thousands of Cárdenas:
74 Mexico230,848
35 Colombia172,595
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Luke Dalby
 Cardenas is a lunch last name, represents a form of Cardenal, former adjective meaning important principal is a dignity name employed as a sobriquet that has characterize a proud man, smug.

Cárdenas Namesakes

  • Adán Cárdenas, Politician
  • Carlos Adán Cárdenas, Cinematographer
  • Manolo Cárdenas, Actor
  • Ahtziri Cardenas, Journalist
  • Alejandra Cárdenas, Film producer
  • Alejandro Cárdenas, Olympic athlete
  • Gustavo Cárdenas Ávila, Singer
  • Alejandro Cardenas-A., Film director
  • Anahí de Cardenas, Actress
  • Anahí de Cardenas, Actress
  • In 2016, Rodrigo Cárdenas portrayed the role of Oscar in drama movie La Pareja.
  • Félix Cárdenas characterized the central character of Killer in 2016 horror film Larvas.
  • In 2017, Christopher Cardenas characterized the role of Héctor in mystery movie Volverá El Polvo a La Tierra.
  • Carol Cardenas portrayed the leading role of Zoey Parker in 2019 action, comedy movie Three Nights In Hell.

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