Duran Surname

641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Duran Surname Definition:

DURRAN, Durrand: A Caithness surname from a small place named Durran near Thurso. "The local pronunciation of the name is 'Deeran' which is in accordance with the older spelling" (Rev. D. Beaton). The place name appears in 1605 as Diren and in 1671 as Dirane.

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Duran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico178,8781:694109
Turkey90,2101:863113
United States83,1071:4,361484
Colombia76,7941:622121
Venezuela76,2021:39669
Spain54,6741:85585
Philippines47,0191:2,153146
Bolivia37,1691:28646
Chile32,1781:547122
Dominican Republic30,3211:34466
Argentina22,4421:1,905245
Peru21,1471:1,503244
El Salvador15,6511:40583
Cuba15,1951:758127
Costa Rica13,8071:346100
Ecuador8,8151:1,804318
Afghanistan7,4151:4,336428
Brazil5,6311:38,0171,562
France3,4591:19,2032,200
Nicaragua2,7861:2,161347
Uruguay2,7011:1,271142
Honduras2,3561:3,742433
Guatemala1,5591:10,3161,105
Panama1,4701:2,661365
Saudi Arabia1,3521:22,8223,209
Germany1,2251:65,7198,411
Canada7591:48,5455,894
Belgium7351:15,6422,392
Poland5451:69,74110,939
England5171:107,77211,228
Netherlands5081:33,2425,528
Indonesia4381:301,93926,782
Paraguay4151:17,438753
Ukraine3971:114,66716,306
Bulgaria3761:18,5611,707
Puerto Rico3651:9,726499
Romania3191:62,9407,581
Iran3151:243,75418,552
Switzerland3011:27,2854,186
Somaliland2941:11,905693
Pakistan2711:659,20310,166
Belize2431:1,463336
Australia2361:114,38912,710
Portugal2361:44,1452,563
Serbia1831:39,0434,006
Northern Cyprus1821:1,753185
Austria1761:48,3837,698
Croatia1681:25,1705,232
Thailand1591:444,26677,821
Sweden1261:78,1495,835
Taiwan1221:192,1701,671
Andorra1201:699113
Bosnia and Herzegovina1101:32,1494,910
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Italy1021:599,57555,635
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Denmark701:80,6397,855
Belarus641:148,45420,543
Slovakia471:113,54121,338
Norway401:128,55716,659
Aruba371:2,797396
China321:42,728,7992,300
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Israel241:356,56829,419
India231:33,350,669396,143
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malta181:23,9041,289
Ireland151:313,92910,911
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Guam121:13,3432,098
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Somalia121:1,121,0053,607
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Ethiopia61:16,257,71019,147
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Albania51:582,81119,572
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Oman41:921,9937,313
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Wales41:773,63329,106
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Egypt31:30,645,251132,600
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Comoros21:374,762673
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Macau21:300,8151,009
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2961:21,8722,753

The alternate forms: Durán (3,708), Ďuran (99), Duràn (81), Düran (9), Dúran (8), Durań (7), Durãn (3), Ďurán (84) & Ďúran (8) are calculated separately.

Duran (51,354) may also be a first name.

Duran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DURRAN, Durrand: A Caithness surname from a small place named Durran near Thurso. "The local pronunciation of the name is 'Deeran' which is in accordance with the older spelling" (Rev. D. Beaton). The place name appears in 1605 as Diren and in 1671 as Dirane. Margaret Waters Durran of Caithness died in Edinburgh, 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(French) Descendant of Durand (lasting).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Duran Last Name Facts

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

Duran (Bengali: দুরন, Hindi: दूरा, Marathi: दुरन, Oriya: ଦୁରନ, Russian: Дуран) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Durán, Ďuran, Duràn, Düran, Dúran, Durań, Durãn, Ďurán or Ďúran. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duran? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 641st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,640 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Duran reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 21 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Duran is also the 18,086th most widely held first name on earth, held by 51,354 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 178,878 people, or 1 in 694. In Mexico it is primarily found in: México, where 14 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 9 percent are found and Mexico City, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Mexico it is found in 147 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Duran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Duran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Duran last name rose 3,620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Duran last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (60%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Duran are 40.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Duran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66% less than the national average, earning €10,210 per year; in Norway they earn 26.42% less than the national average, earning 254,644 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,047 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.77% less than the national average, earning R 157,380 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $20,831,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $37,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% less than the national average, earning $45,391 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durán933,708/
Ďuran9399/
Duràn9381/
Düran939/
Dúran938/
Durań937/
Durãn933/
Durand91197,781/
Durant9130,001/
Durhan912,663/
Durgan912,024/
Durran91895/
Durain91722/
Duraan91681/
Durang91614/
Durane91314/
Dauran91301/
Duranc91164/
Dhuran9186/
Douran9149/
Dutran9148/
Durann9145/
Durzan9119/
Duraun9114/
Duuran917/
Dujran915/
Deuran915/
Durasn913/
Dueran913/
Duratn912/
Dduran912/
Duiran912/
Durean911/
Duramn911/
Duranh911/
Duranq911/
Durank910/
Duhran910/
Ďurán8784/
Ďúran878/
Durrant8317,799/
Durandt831,085/
Durrand83388/
Dutrain83181/
Durantt8378/
Duracin8359/
Duraine8341/
Durasin8333/
Durrang8329/
Durrane8317/
Dourand8317/
Dourant8316/
Durgann8316/
Duranth8314/
Dourain8313/
Durrain8312/
Durhamn8310/
Durhand8310/
Durraan839/
Duranne838/
Durandh838/
Durranc838/
Duraing837/
Dourane837/
Durahan835/
Durgain834/
Durzhan833/
Dourang833/
Durahyn833/
Durrahn832/
Daurang832/
Deurand832/
Dhurgan832/
Duraand832/
Durandd832/
Dourran832/
Daurand832/
Daurant831/
Dhouran831/
Durannd831/
Durannt831/
Durrank831/
Durrhan831/
Dusrane831/
Dujrain831/
Duratin831/
Ddurand831/
Dahuran831/
D'Duran831/
Duurand831/
Dourean831/
Dourgan831/
Dourhan831/
Duraant831/
Duran'd831/
Daurhan831/
Durrann830/
Durhane830/
Dureant830/
Duraunt830/
Doran8054,422/
Duron8038,797/
Diran801,219/
Duram80829/
Durón80132/
Duròn804/
Durasing77972/
Duranova77179/
Duraisin77152/
Duranová7790/
Douranth7748/
Dourhane7711/
Durrrant775/
Durangue773/
Durassin772/
Douramne772/
Durahyna772/
Durrannd771/
Douraine771/
Douraane771/
Dauranth771/
Dutraine770/
Durrangh770/
Durham7368,482/
Dhoran732,156/
Durong73680/
Dhiran73667/
Dirain73464/
Dutron73415/
Douram73175/
Dorran73174/
Dorain73123/
Dauron73104/
Dorhan7374/
Dutram7368/
Durone7364/
Dauram7361/
Durein7350/
Durond7349/
Dooran7344/
Dhuram7344/
Dirhan7337/
Duraim7337/
Duroon7332/
Doeran7327/
Douron7325/
Duhron7323/
Dorzan7321/
Dorean7320/
Duroin7318/
Dieran7315/
Durram7312/
Duront7312/
Doraan7311/
Dürand7310/
Durañe739/
Dorann738/
Durgon738/
Durron735/
D'Oran734/
Deuram734/
Durańc734/
Direan733/
Duránd733/
Durànd732/
Doranh732/
Duraam731/
Duramt731/
Duronn731/
Dusron731/
Duroun731/
Duránt731/
Dueron731/
Duránn731/
Duramd731/
Ddiran731/
Dirran730/
Duiron730/
Deuron730/
Dhurasing71159/
Dauranova7134/
Durhanova719/
Douraamne715/
Douranova713/
Dauthrean713/
Dourhamne713/
Dourahane712/
Duraising711/
Durhone67378/
Duurham67211/
Dourron67175/
Duraisingh6760/
Dutront6749/
Daurong6748/
Dourahamne6744/
Durasim6738/
Dierran6722/
Daurham6719/
Durotin6718/
Durosne6716/
Dorrain6715/
Dorrean6714/
Dürrank6714/
Durosin6711/
Douroin6710/
Dhiraan678/
Dhirain676/
Durhône675/
Dhuhron674/
Durzohn674/
Dourham673/
Dutrone673/
Duttram672/
Durhein672/
Dutrein672/
Dourhaamne672/
Durrham671/
Dhuraising671/
Dhurasingh671/
Dhurram671/
Dhutram671/
Dhieran671/
Duratim671/
Durgoon671/
Durront671/
Deutron671/
Dürantt671/
Daurron671/
Dührant671/
Dutrond671/
Deurham671/
Dourond671/
Duroine671/
Dirahan671/
Dirağan671/
Dhorzan671/
Dureing670/
Dueroin670/
Durrein670/
Dhuront670/
Daurein670/
Duirham670/
Dirrahn670/
Dhurham670/
Durongh670/

Duran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duran in the Oriya language
ଦୁରନdurana61.9
ଦୁରାନdurana14.29
ଦୂରନdurana14.29
ଦୁରନ୍duran4.76
ଦୁରdura4.76
Duran in the Bengali language
দুরনdurana50
দুরণdurana50
Duran in the Marathi language
दुरनdurana31.58
दुरणdurana28.95
दुरानdurana23.68
दुराणdurana5.26
दूरणdurana2.63
दुरानाहीमduranahima2.63
डुरानdurana2.63
डुरनdurana2.63
Duran in the Hindi language
दूराdura25
दूरनdurana22.22
दुरनdurana22.22
दुरानdurana8.33
डूरनdurana5.56
दुराdura5.56
दुराणdurana2.78
डुरनdurana2.78
दूरांduram2.78
दुरांduram2.78
Duran in the Russian language
Дуранduran-

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