Barragán Surname
Approximately 949 people bear this surname
Barragán Surname Definition:
Suggests Moorish Spain with the Arabic "barrakan" - a cloth of wool.
Barragán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 489 | 1:253,837 | 6,200 |
| Spain | 264 | 1:177,091 | 12,552 |
| Colombia | 55 | 1:868,619 | 8,726 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Bolivia | 8 | 1:1,327,054 | 6,143 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Barragan (158,804), Barragàn (39), Barragãn (1) & Bárragàn (1) are calculated separately.
Barragán Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Suggests Moorish Spain with the Arabic "barrakan" - a cloth of wool.
Barragán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barragán Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barragán is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Barragan, Barragàn, Barragãn or Bárragàn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Barragán? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 376,758th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,679,184 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Barragán are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 253,837. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 17 percent are found, Jalisco, where 16 percent are found and México, where 12 percent are found. Beside Mexico this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 28 percent are found and Colombia, where 6 percent are found.
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