Elizondo Surname

7,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Elizondo Surname Definition:

One who came from Elizondo (adjacent to the church), in Spain.

Similar to Elizalde (see). From the Basque "elissa-ondo" - home near the spring by the church. Name of a village in the Navarre province of northern Spain.

Elizondo means connected to the church.

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Elizondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico31,2061:3,978540
United States18,7651:19,3162,423
Costa Rica14,9041:32192
Argentina5,7831:7,391744
Spain1,5381:30,3983,094
Ecuador1,2181:13,0592,034
Chile8311:21,1991,337
Philippines5901:171,59027,892
El Salvador4591:13,821788
Uruguay3801:9,0311,018
Guatemala2871:56,0372,365
Cuba2671:43,1561,877
Panama2121:18,4541,277
France1841:360,99353,985
Nicaragua1511:39,8751,292
Venezuela1491:202,7125,477
Canada981:375,97533,576
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Honduras191:464,0233,299
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England101:5,571,806158,774
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Elizòndo (1) are calculated separately.

Elizondo (200) may also be a first name.

Elizondo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Elizondo (adjacent to the church), in Spain.

Similar to Elizalde (see). From the Basque "elissa-ondo" - home near the spring by the church. Name of a village in the Navarre province of northern Spain.

Elizondo means connected to the church.

Navarrese name from villa of Elizondo. One branch in Guipúzcoa.

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

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Basque-Navarrese origin. It comes from the Basque words eliza (church) and ondo (besides), so it means 'besides the church'.

- saelizondor

Elizondo is the name from a town in the north of Spain (Navarra).

- jupklass

Elizondo Last Name Facts

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

Elizondo (Russian: Элизондо) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Elizòndo. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elizondo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elizondo is the 7,342nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 94,293 people. The surname Elizondo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Elizondo live; 65 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Hispano-North America. Elizondo is also the 640,739th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 200 people.

It is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 31,206 people, or 1 in 3,978. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Nuevo León, where 47 percent live, Tamaulipas, where 9 percent live and Jalisco, where 8 percent live. Aside from Mexico it occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Costa Rica, where 19 percent live.

Elizondo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elizondo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 312,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elizondo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elizondo surname are 44.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Elizondo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 287.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 75,049 per year; in United States they earn 18.77% less than the national average, earning $35,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.21% more than the national average, earning $56,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elizondo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elizondo in the Russian language
Элизондоelizondo-

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