Durán Surname

123,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Durán Surname Definition:

From the latin "durare" - to endure, to persevere.

Found in Galicia. Derived from name of village of Durán near Sigüenza, which is noted for a particular kind of cloth known as "durando."

Could be related to the Italian name Dante.

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Durán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,0761:115,3594,015
Spain1,0131:46,1524,361
Dominican Republic6321:16,5081,155
Colombia1631:293,0925,710
Chile1301:135,5114,777
Venezuela1291:234,1405,977
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Guatemala881:182,7583,680
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Uruguay531:64,7506,938
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Panama201:195,6135,661
England171:3,277,533109,658
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Andorra11:83,8382,381
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Duran (843,502), Ďurán (84), Duràn (81), Durãn (3), Ďuran (99), Düran (9), Dúran (8), Durań (7) & Ďúran (8) are calculated separately.

Durán Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the latin "durare" - to endure, to persevere.

Found in Galicia. Derived from name of village of Durán near Sigüenza, which is noted for a particular kind of cloth known as "durando."

Could be related to the Italian name Dante. Could also be a form of Donar or Thor, the Scandinavian god of thunder.

Very common name in Spain and families usually not related.

Most ancient home is Galicia in the castle of Portela in lands of Limia.

See Durand.

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

Durán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durán is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Duran, Ďurán, Duràn, Durãn, Ďuran, Düran, Dúran, Durań or Ďúran. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durán? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 123,177th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,965,358 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Durán are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 1,076 people, or 1 in 115,359. In Mexico Durán is primarily concentrated in: Mexico City, where 22 percent live, México, where 13 percent live and Guanajuato, where 10 percent live. Other than Mexico it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 27 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duran93843,502/
Ďurán9384/
Duràn9381/
Durãn933/
Duránd913/
Duránt911/
Duránn911/
Ďuran8799/
Düran879/
Dúran878/
Durań877/
Duron8038,797/
Durón80132/
Dorán809/
Ďúran808/
Duròn804/
Duránová774/
Durand73197,781/
Durant7330,001/
Durhan732,663/
Durgan732,024/
Durran73895/
Durain73722/
Duraan73681/
Durong73680/
Durang73614/
Dutron73415/
Durane73314/
Dauran73301/
Duranc73164/
Dauron73104/
Dhuran7386/
Durone7364/
Durein7350/
Douran7349/
Durond7349/
Dutran7348/
Durann7345/
Duroon7332/
Douron7325/
Duhron7323/
Durzan7319/
Duroin7318/
Duraun7314/
Duront7312/
Durgon738/
Duuran737/
Durron735/
Dujran735/
Deuran735/
Durasn733/
Duratn732/
Dduran732/
Duiran732/
Durànd732/
Duronn731/
Dusron731/
Durean731/
Duroun731/
Duramn731/
Duranh731/
Duranq731/
Durank730/
Duiron730/
Deuron730/
Duhran730/
Durrant6717,799/
Durandt671,085/
Durrand67388/
Durhone67378/
Dutrain67181/
Dourron67175/
Durantt6778/
Duracin6759/
Dutront6749/
Daurong6748/
Duraine6741/
Durasin6733/
Durrang6729/
Durotin6718/
Durrane6717/
Dourand6717/
Dourant6716/
Durgann6716/
Durosne6716/
Duranth6714/
Dourain6713/
Durrain6712/
Durosin6711/
Durhamn6710/
Douroin6710/
Durhand6710/
Durraan679/
Duranne678/
Durandh678/
Durranc678/
Duraing677/
Dourane677/
Durahan675/
Durhône675/
Dhuhron674/
Durgain674/
Durzohn674/
Durzhan673/
Dutrone673/
Dourang673/
Durahyn673/
Durhein672/
Durrahn672/
Daurang672/
Deurand672/
Dhurgan672/
Dutrein672/
Duraand672/
Durandd672/
Dourran672/
Daurand672/
Daurant671/
Dhouran671/
Durannd671/
Durannt671/
Durgoon671/
Durrank671/
Durrhan671/
Durront671/
Dusrane671/
Dujrain671/
Duratin671/
Deutron671/
Daurron671/
Ddurand671/
Dahuran671/
D'Duran671/
Dutrond671/
Duurand671/
Dourean671/
Dourgan671/
Dourhan671/
Dourond671/
Duraant671/
Duroine671/
Duran'd671/
Daurhan671/
Dureing670/
Durrein670/
Durrann670/
Durhane670/
Dhuront670/
Dureant670/
Daurein670/
Duraunt670/
Durongh670/

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