Durango Surname

15,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Durango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia28,2011:1,694334
Philippines3,8431:26,3443,604
Ecuador1,4301:11,1231,793
Spain8361:55,9235,160
Venezuela5731:52,7122,561
United States4851:747,33858,424
Mexico3451:359,7867,485
Panama2911:13,4441,075
Peru1351:235,43810,019
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Canada481:767,61660,775
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Dürango (19) & Durañgo (2) are calculated separately.

Durango (262) may also be a first name.

Durango Last Name Facts

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

Durango (Russian: Дуранго) is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Dürango or Durañgo. Click here for further possible spellings of Durango.

How Common Is The Last Name Durango? popularity and diffusion

The surname Durango is the 15,318th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 200,378 people. The last name Durango occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Durango are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Durango is also the 549,774th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 262 people.

It is most widespread in Colombia, where it is carried by 28,201 people, or 1 in 1,694. In Colombia Durango is mostly found in: Antioquia Department, where 59 percent reside, Córdoba Department, where 22 percent reside and Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Colombia this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent reside and Ecuador, where 4 percent reside.

Durango Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Durango has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Durango last name grew 12,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Durango Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Durango surname are 37.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Durango earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 375.19% more than the national average, earning €142,700 per year; in Peru they earn 13.53% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,762 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $21,415,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $43,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.41% more than the national average, earning $64,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Durango Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durango in the Russian language
Дурангоdurango-

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Footnotes

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