Durán Surname
Approximately 3,708 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDurán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,076 | 1:115,359 | 4,015 |
| Spain | 1,013 | 1:46,152 | 4,361 |
| Dominican Republic | 632 | 1:16,508 | 1,155 |
| Colombia | 163 | 1:293,092 | 5,710 |
| Chile | 130 | 1:135,511 | 4,777 |
| Venezuela | 129 | 1:234,140 | 5,977 |
| Argentina | 98 | 1:436,157 | 32,981 |
| Guatemala | 88 | 1:182,758 | 3,680 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Uruguay | 53 | 1:64,750 | 6,938 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Costa Rica | 32 | 1:149,377 | 2,141 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Ecuador | 24 | 1:662,744 | 12,125 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 1:547,372 | 3,850 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
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.
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.
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