Last name كاردينال (Cardinal 
, Cardenal , Kardinal 
) , globally, is a common surname. The cognomen كاردينال is characteristic of Canada, where it is quite a common surname, Nicaragua, and Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Canada, the United States, and Philippines. Very seldom, كاردينال is the forename as well as the last name.