Avendaño Surname

3,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Avendaño Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avendaño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico53,4851:2,321341
Colombia34,9711:1,366284
Venezuela18,1361:1,665299
Chile14,7241:1,196249
Argentina9,5211:4,489510
Peru8,0021:3,972653
Philippines5,3291:18,9982,290
Nicaragua3,8001:1,584289
Bolivia3,7021:2,868482
Spain2,4031:19,4562,144
Costa Rica2,2711:2,105280
Guatemala1,7261:9,3181,042
El Salvador1,2891:4,922506
Ecuador8511:18,6912,697
Panama5431:7,205735
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Paraguay331:219,2953,965
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England51:11,143,612252,590
France41:16,605,680368,153
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Comoros11:749,524685
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Avendano (7,177), Avendaňo (5), Avendañó (2), Aveñdaño (1), Avendańo (1), Ávendaño (1) & Aveñdano (6) are calculated separately.

Avendaño (11) may also be a first name.

Avendaño Last Name Facts

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

Avendaño occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Avendano, Avendaňo, Avendañó, Aveñdaño, Avendańo, Ávendaño or Aveñdano. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avendaño? popularity and diffusion

The surname Avendaño is the 3,479th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 45,281 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Avendaño live; 56 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Hispano-North America. Avendaño is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Avendaño is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 53,485 people, or 1 in 2,321. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Oaxaca, where 23 percent live, México, where 14 percent live and Chiapas, where 12 percent live. Barring Mexico this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 22 percent live and Venezuela, where 11 percent live.

Avendaño Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Avendaño earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,736 per year and in Colombia they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $23,997,600 COP per year.

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Footnotes

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