Gabaldón Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Gabaldón Surname Definition:
Place name from Cuenca in Spain and is an augmentative variation of the Basque word "gabalda" which means "pastizal" or abundant pasture.
Castilian name from Cuenca.
Gabaldón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 76 | 1:615,158 | 28,427 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Gabaldon (9,368) & Gabaldòn (2) are calculated separately.
Gabaldón Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Place name from Cuenca in Spain and is an augmentative variation of the Basque word "gabalda" which means "pastizal" or abundant pasture.
Castilian name from Cuenca.
Gabaldón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gabaldón Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gabaldón is found most frequently in Spain. It can be rendered as a variant: Gabaldon or Gabaldòn. For other potential spellings of Gabaldón click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gabaldón? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gabaldón is the 1,955,159th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Gabaldón occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gabaldón are found; 82 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 82 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 615,158. In Spain it is mostly found in: Madrid, where 33 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 28 percent reside and Castilla-La Mancha, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Spain it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Venezuela, where 2 percent reside.
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