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Cognomen Cartaya (Cartaya
) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The last name Cartaya is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Venezuela, where it is quite a rare surname, Cuba, and Uruguay, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Venezuela, Cuba, and the United States. Much less frequently, Cartaya is the forename as well as the last name.