Argentan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Argentan Surname Definition:

Argentan: in Leland, Argenteyn. From a castle in Berry. David d’Argentun held lands in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire (Domesday). Modern surname, Argent.

Argentan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Argentan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Argentan: in Leland, Argenteyn. From a castle in Berry. David d’Argentun held lands in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire (Domesday). Modern surname, Argent.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould
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Argentan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Argentan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Argentan is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Argentan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Argentan is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Argentan is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Argentan are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 9,488,960. In France Argentan is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 100 percent are found. Besides France it is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Argentain9423/
Argenton881,873/
Ergentan8858/
Aržentan881/
Argintean828/
Argentone827/
Arzenton75752/
Ergintan7528/
Ergüntan7511/
Arginton757/
Argentom754/
Argentão753/
Airginton714/
Garsenton710/
Harringnton631/
Arzentom631/
Arringinton631/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Argentan
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