Gijón Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Gijón Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gijón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1141:410,10622,221
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Gijon (8,205) are calculated separately.

Gijón Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gijón is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Gijon. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gijón? popularity and diffusion

Gijón is the 1,385,851st most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Gijón reside; 72 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 410,106. In Spain Gijón is most common in: Madrid, where 22 percent reside, Asturias, where 18 percent reside and Andalusia, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Spain Gijón occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and Cuba, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gijon938,205/
Gijan80206/
Geijn8030/
Gajón8015/
Gijen804/
Gouijn73440/
Ghijan7370/
Gijune7314/
Gijane7314/
Gijang7313/
Gijing735/
Gijand733/
Ngijun733/
Gijesn732/
Gijone732/
Gijung731/
Ngijan731/
Gain67105,395/
Goin677,493/
Geijsen67260/
Gujn679/
Gajn678/
Gejn678/
Ghiojan675/
Gojn671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gijón
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