Granados Surname

2,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Granados Surname Definition:

One who came from Granada (pomegranate), in Spain.

Originated in village of Laredo, and found in Granada, Cordoba, and Zaragoza. Name of several villages near Huelva, Granada, and Barcelona. Derived from latin "granata" - pomegranate, or fruit of this tree.

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Granados Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico88,6861:1,400213
Colombia30,0451:1,590311
United States18,7031:19,3802,430
El Salvador16,6141:38276
Costa Rica15,6171:30687
Spain14,3691:3,254388
Peru10,5981:2,999497
Nicaragua7,3991:814171
Guatemala6,6271:2,427397
Venezuela6,5711:4,597595
Honduras5,1291:1,719289
Ecuador2,1731:7,3201,193
Philippines1,6481:61,43110,395
Cuba1,1121:10,362887
Argentina9881:43,2633,644
France5181:128,22919,541
Dominican Republic3081:33,8731,918
Panama2961:13,2171,063
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Brazil2141:1,000,34735,401
Chile1321:133,4584,712
England1061:525,64232,946
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Israel671:127,72613,864
Australia441:613,53943,545
Belize381:9,3551,258
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Norway101:514,22941,629
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Curaçao41:39,312638
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Granados (168) may also be a first name.

Granados Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Granada (pomegranate), in Spain.

Originated in village of Laredo, and found in Granada, Cordoba, and Zaragoza. Name of several villages near Huelva, Granada, and Barcelona. Derived from latin "granata" - pomegranate, or fruit of this tree.

Castilian family from mountains of Burgos. Later went to Castile and to conquest of Andalusia.

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

User-submitted Reference

Granados, in Spanish, means 'pomegranate tree'. Granada means 'pomegranate'.

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Granados Last Name Facts

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

The last name Granados (Russian: Гранадос) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Granados? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,405th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,874 people. Granados occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Granados are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 705,855th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 168 people.

This last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 88,686 people, or 1 in 1,400. In Mexico Granados is primarily concentrated in: México, where 19 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 17 percent are found and Mexico City, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico it occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Granados Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Granados has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Granados last name rose 267,186 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,060 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Granados Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Granados are 41.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Granados earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.03% less than the national average, earning €6,598 per year; in Norway they earn 38.89% less than the national average, earning 211,504 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,954 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $23,500,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.84% less than the national average, earning $36,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Granados Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Granados in the Russian language
Гранадосgranados-

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Granados Reference & Research

Granade DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Granade FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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