Avignon Surname

133,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Avignon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avignon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,1201:21,2892,475
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Israel501:171,15317,369
Benin251:413,42429,829
Belgium211:547,45951,586
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England111:5,065,278148,650
Haiti111:971,26411,594
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Avignon (14) may also be a first name.

Avignon Last Name Facts

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

Avignon has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avignon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 133,075th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,150,353 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Avignon live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Avignon is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

It is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 3,120 people, or 1 in 21,289. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found, Occitanie, where 16 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.

Avignon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Avignon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Avignon surname grew 2,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Avignon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Avignon surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Avignon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $47,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.43% less than the national average, earning $36,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avignone93542/
Gavignon9332/
Avinon9240/
D'Avignon88366/
Gauvignon8812/
Avegnon861,518/
Avinion8644/
Abignon8630/
Avinhon8611/
Avinone862/
Avinyon862/
Ovignon861/
Avinoun861/
Awignon861/
Evignon861/
Gavinon860/
Govignon80501/
Avignant8085/
Gabignon8051/
Awuignon801/
Havinion800/
Avenon77307/
Aviñon77233/
Awinon77168/
Abinon7760/
Avinan772/
Gouvignon7512/
Gavignanh751/
Avitinnon751/
D'Avingon751/
Abinion71648/
Awignan71466/
Avenion71124/
Evegnon7156/
Avinyan7127/
Aiwenon7121/
Abinoun7115/
Avinian7111/
Avinant717/
Aveñion714/
Avingan714/
Ahuinon713/
Aveneon713/
Avenong712/
Abineon712/
Abegnon711/
Ovinhon711/
Awuinon711/
Avinane711/
Avinand711/
Abeinon711/
Ovingon711/
Hovinon711/
Havinan711/
Gobignon6721/
Gavingan673/
Gavygnan673/
Abhignan672/
Abuinyon671/
Aibignan671/
Ahuignan671/
Awuignan671/
Obainion671/
Hawignan671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Avignon
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