Where Does The Last Name Hernández Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hernández is found most in Mexico. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Hernandez, Hernàndez, Hernãndez, Hérnández, Hernándéz, Hernândez, Hernandéz, Hérnandez, Hernandèz, Herñandez, Hèrnandez, Hernañdez or Herñañdez. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hernández? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Hernández is the 14,594^th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 190,893 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Hernández are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Hernández is also the 2,446,817^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The last name Hernández is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 17,577 people, or 1 in 7,062. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Mexico City, where 20 percent reside, México, where 17 percent reside and Jalisco, where 6 percent reside. Barring Mexico this last name is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent reside and Guatemala, where 9 percent reside.