Carranza Surname

2,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Honduras

Carranza Surname Definition:

"Carranza" is the ancient "carrancio" all related to "carrasca" which means an evergreen oak.

Basque name found throughout the Peninsula with Reconquest.

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Carranza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico70,3401:1,765258
Peru34,4341:923134
Honduras22,2291:39791
United States21,6291:16,7582,118
Argentina20,0531:2,132278
Colombia13,9111:3,434588
El Salvador12,8921:49296
Ecuador9,4161:1,689294
Guatemala7,9781:2,016331
Costa Rica6,9351:689155
Spain5,9451:7,864955
Philippines4,6501:21,7722,784
Nicaragua2,7701:2,174350
Venezuela2,0161:14,9821,211
Chile8361:21,0721,329
Panama6391:6,122674
Cuba6301:18,2901,193
Bolivia5091:20,8571,691
Uruguay2901:11,8341,331
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Brazil2261:947,23233,775
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Paraguay761:95,2202,267
France671:991,384111,008
Australia491:550,93340,757
Belize491:7,2551,099
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
England351:1,591,94567,242
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belgium141:821,18966,436
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Guam81:20,0153,029
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Carranza (214) may also be a first name.

Carranza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Carranza" is the ancient "carrancio" all related to "carrasca" which means an evergreen oak.

Basque name found throughout the Peninsula with Reconquest.

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

User-submitted Reference

Castilianized form of the Basque Karrantza, a town located in the Biscay provinice of Basque Country, Spain.

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Carranza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carranza (Arabic: كرانزا) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carranza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,296th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,436 people. The surname Carranza is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Carranza live; 38 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Hispano-North America. Carranza is also the 617,781st most widespread forename internationally, held by 214 people.

The surname Carranza is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 70,340 people, or 1 in 1,765. In Mexico Carranza is primarily found in: México, where 14 percent live, Jalisco, where 10 percent live and Nuevo León, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico Carranza exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 14 percent live and Honduras, where 9 percent live.

Carranza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carranza surname are 42.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carranza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.92% less than the national average, earning €12,337 per year; in Peru they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,488 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $21,880,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $36,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $43,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Carranza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carranza in the Arabic language
كرانزاkranza-

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