Escalon Surname

97,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Escalon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Escalon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras1,5841:5,566516
Mexico1,2231:101,4933,761
Philippines6181:163,81626,880
United States5191:698,37955,261
El Salvador3721:17,053866
France2051:324,01349,159
Peru1101:288,94711,086
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Israel331:259,32223,464
Nicaragua181:334,5053,129
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Belize61:59,2462,743
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Escalón (25) & Escalòn (1) are calculated separately.

Escalon Last Name Facts

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

Escalon occurs more in Honduras more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Escalón or Escalòn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Escalon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Escalon is the 97,886th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,503,827 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Escalon reside; 41 percent reside in Central America and 41 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

This surname is most commonly held in Honduras, where it is held by 1,584 people, or 1 in 5,566. In Honduras Escalon is primarily concentrated in: Ocotepeque Department, where 25 percent reside, Cortés Department, where 24 percent reside and Copán Department, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Honduras Escalon occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.

Escalon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Escalon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Escalon last name grew 17,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Escalon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Escalon surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Escalon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.67% more than the national average, earning $29,438,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 23.39% less than the national average, earning $33,058 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Escalon
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