Giron Surname
Approximately 179,432 people bear this surname
Giron Surname User-submission:
The Giron surname originated in Burgos and also found in Leon, Castile, Palencia, and other areas. Derived from giro, meaning 'handsome'.
Giron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 39,587 | 1:406 | 70 |
| Mexico | 32,481 | 1:3,822 | 518 |
| Honduras | 18,551 | 1:475 | 116 |
| Colombia | 14,179 | 1:3,369 | 582 |
| Peru | 13,850 | 1:2,295 | 393 |
| United States | 12,629 | 1:28,701 | 3,566 |
| El Salvador | 11,011 | 1:576 | 115 |
| Philippines | 7,411 | 1:13,661 | 1,447 |
| Spain | 6,898 | 1:6,778 | 838 |
| Venezuela | 5,626 | 1:5,369 | 660 |
| France | 3,522 | 1:18,859 | 2,135 |
| Argentina | 2,755 | 1:15,515 | 1,375 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,172 | 1:4,803 | 514 |
| Panama | 2,113 | 1:1,852 | 295 |
| Ecuador | 1,951 | 1:8,153 | 1,310 |
| Cuba | 1,021 | 1:11,286 | 925 |
| Brazil | 947 | 1:226,055 | 8,744 |
| Bolivia | 720 | 1:14,745 | 1,404 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Canada | 241 | 1:152,886 | 15,553 |
| Nicaragua | 190 | 1:31,690 | 1,171 |
| Chile | 141 | 1:124,940 | 4,475 |
| Germany | 134 | 1:600,787 | 48,250 |
| Costa Rica | 131 | 1:36,489 | 974 |
| Italy | 128 | 1:477,787 | 49,484 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Thailand | 60 | 1:1,177,306 | 172,517 |
| Belize | 51 | 1:6,970 | 1,072 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| Belarus | 40 | 1:237,526 | 28,656 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Hungary | 22 | 1:446,194 | 29,593 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 1:236,676 | 2,394 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 270 | 1:185,995 | 16,466 |
The alternate forms: Girón (1,250), Giròn (39) & Giroń (27) are calculated separately.
Giron (402) may also be a first name.
Giron Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Giron surname originated in Burgos and also found in Leon, Castile, Palencia, and other areas. Derived from giro, meaning 'handsome'.
- ketina5The surname Girón (Giron) means 'part of a whole', 'part of a territory'.
- photosaspoetryThe Giron surname means 'hem' or 'remnant' in Galician.
- keagironGiron Demographics
Average Giron Salary in
United States
$39,735 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Giron Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giron Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giron (Russian: Гирон) is more frequently found in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Girón, Giròn or Giroń. For other possible spellings of Giron click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giron? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,135th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 40,615 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Giron are found; 40 percent are found in Central America and 40 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 430,375th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 402 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 39,587 people, or 1 in 406. In Guatemala it is mostly concentrated in: Guatemala Department, where 29 percent reside, Chimaltenango Department, where 10 percent reside and Quiché Department, where 10 percent reside. Besides Guatemala this last name is found in 78 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and Honduras, where 10 percent reside.
Giron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Giron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giron surname expanded 4,677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Giron Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Giron last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Giron surname are 43.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.51% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Giron earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning 385,249 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,628 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $22,118,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $39,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.05% less than the national average, earning $41,711 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giron Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giron in the Russian language | ||
| Гирон | giron | - |
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