Cartagena

Cartagena Meaning & Origin

About Cartagena
The surname Cartagena is of Spanish origin and is derived from the name of a city in southeastern Spain. The name Cartagena is believed to have originated from the Latin words "Carthago Nova," meaning "New Carthage." It is likely that individuals with the surname Cartagena have ancestral ties to the city of Cartagena or its surrounding regions in Spain.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cartagena is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cartagena: 8,467
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 4184
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.87

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cartagena based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cartagena is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRTJN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C06302050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA2 R T AH0 JH IY1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌkɑrtəˈʤinə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRTJN', 'KRTKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cartagena in Braille

Here's how to represent Cartagena in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cartagena in braille

How to sign the name Cartagena using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cartagena using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cartagena in sign language

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