Family name Карденаль (Cardenal 
, Карденаль 
) , across the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Карденаль is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Nicaragua, where it is quite a common surname, El Salvador, where it is quite a rare surname, and Costa Rica. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Nicaragua, Spain, and Colombia. Much less frequently, Карденаль is the forename as well as the last name.