Enríquez Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Andorra

Enríquez Surname Definition:

The son of Enrique, Spanish form of Henry (home rule).

The patronymic "-ez" added to Enrique means "son of Enrique." Enrique means "chief or leader."

Patronymic found in all Spain. Derived from German "Haimirich," and is equivalent to Henry, Harry, or Enrico.

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Enríquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico4641:267,5136,360
Spain1761:265,63716,656
Guatemala921:174,8123,597
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Enriquez (353,032) & Ènriquez (2) are calculated separately.

Enríquez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The son of Enrique, Spanish form of Henry (home rule).

The patronymic "-ez" added to Enrique means "son of Enrique." Enrique means "chief or leader."

Patronymic found in all Spain. Derived from German "Haimirich," and is equivalent to Henry, Harry, or Enrico. Means rich patron, prince of house. Enríquez is patronymic Enrique, meaning son of Henry.

The many Enríquez of Spain and Henriques of Portugal indicate the preference of the people for adopting the name of kings. Enríquez or Henríquez, it is affirmed, belonged mainly to Jewish or New Christian families.

Patronymic which does not indicate relationship among the numerous bearers.

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

Enríquez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Enríquez occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Enriquez or Ènriquez. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Enríquez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Enríquez is the 418,906th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,790,767 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Enríquez are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

Enríquez is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 267,513. In Mexico Enríquez is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 20 percent live, México, where 14 percent live and Jalisco, where 8 percent live. Barring Mexico it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 21 percent live and Guatemala, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enriquez96353,032/
Henríquez94727/
Ènriquez922/
Henrríquez893/
Enrequez8893/
Henriquez82195,004/
Enrriquez827,771/
Enriquiez8215/
Enrigquez829/
Enrizquez828/
Henrequez827/
Ennriquez826/
Enriqueez825/
Enricquez823/
Enriquezs823/
Enreiquez823/
Enriequez823/
Enriqquez823/
Enriquesz822/
Henryquez822/
Enruiquez822/
Esnriquez822/
Enrioquez822/
Enriquuez822/
Enrrequez822/
Enrikquez821/
Enriquehz821/
Enriqueuz821/
Enrisquez821/
Genriquez821/
Henríques821/
Henríqeuz821/
Enhriquez821/
Enriquerz821/
Enriquwez821/
Einriquez821/
Ehnriquez821/
Eenriquez821/
Enriqez8030/
Henrriquez788,177/
Henrrequez784/
Hennriquez783/
Henriquiez782/
Henreiquez781/
Henriquuez781/
Henrizquez781/
Henrryquez781/
Henricquez781/
Enrrriquez781/
Enriques752,432/
Enriguez75346/
Enriquiz7574/
Emriquez7542/
Inriquez7524/
Enrequiz7519/
Henriqez7516/
Enreques7515/
Enriquec7512/
Enriqiez757/
Enriqeuz757/
Enriquex754/
Enrikuez751/
Inrequez751/
Enricuez751/
Henrickquez741/
Enriquezová741/
Hennrriquez741/
Henriques71156,417/
Enrriques71312/
Henriguez71183/
Enrriguez7127/
Hemriquez7113/
Henriquec718/
Henriquiz718/
Hinriquez716/
Henreques716/
Henryques714/
Henriqeuz713/
Henrikuez713/
Emrriquez713/
Henricuez712/
Henriquex712/
Inrriquez712/
Genriques712/
Henriqwez711/
Ienriques711/
Einriguez711/
Enriqgues711/
Enriquets711/
Enrrikuez711/
Henriquêz711/
Henriquèz711/
Henriquéz711/
Enriquies711/
Ehnriques711/
Henrriques6792/
Enrikez6717/
Hemrriquez675/
Henriquues674/
Henrriguez673/
Henriquess673/
Enricez672/
Henrrikuez672/
Enriqes672/
Henriqques672/
Enrykez672/
Henriqoues671/
Henrreques671/
Heinriques671/
Henrriquéz671/
Henriquesj671/
Henrequeis670/
Henrequies670/

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