Bejarano Surname

4,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Bejarano Surname Definition:

Masculine adjective referring to someone from Béjar, a city in the Salamanca province of western Spain.

Of Portuguese origin but established in Estremadura in 13th century.

Bejarano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia35,3771:1,350280
Mexico15,2781:8,125901
Bolivia12,3671:858175
Spain8,8171:5,302661
Argentina8,3071:5,145567
Peru7,3711:4,312704
United States6,1081:59,3427,016
Honduras5,0221:1,756293
Venezuela4,6961:6,432737
Costa Rica4,3021:1,111210
Ecuador4,1091:3,871655
Nicaragua1,3301:4,527512
Panama9011:4,342515
Paraguay4971:14,561685
Brazil3811:561,87521,013
Chile1781:98,9693,732
Guatemala1681:95,7302,882
El Salvador1621:39,1601,187
Canada1351:272,93025,634
France961:691,90387,871
Cuba941:122,5823,327
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
England391:1,428,66862,556
Belize301:11,8491,412
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Finland121:458,05828,977
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark61:940,78647,603
China51:273,464,31313,838
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Malta41:107,5681,849
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Bejaraño (1) are calculated separately.

Bejarano (51) may also be a first name.

Bejarano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Masculine adjective referring to someone from Béjar, a city in the Salamanca province of western Spain.

Of Portuguese origin but established in Estremadura in 13th century.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Bejarano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bejarano is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bejaraño. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bejarano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,867th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 62,824 people. Bejarano occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Bejarano reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Bejarano is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 51 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is held by 35,377 people, or 1 in 1,350. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Capital District, where 37 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 18 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia Bejarano exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 13 percent are found and Bolivia, where 11 percent are found.

Bejarano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bejarano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bejarano last name grew 610,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bejarano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bejarano surname are 42.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Bejarano earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,438 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $25,430,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.1% less than the national average, earning $38,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $44,555 CAD per year.

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