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

The last name Hernández occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Hernandez, Hernàndez, Hernãndez, Hérnández, Hernándéz, Hernândez, Hernandéz, Hérnandez, Hernandèz, Herñandez, Hèrnandez, Hernañdez or Herñañdez. Click here for other potential spellings of Hernández.

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

Hernández is the 14,594^th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 190,893 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Hernández live; 47 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Hispano-North America. Hernández is also the 2,446,817^th most widely held given name internationally, held by 20 people.

The last name Hernández is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 17,577 people, or 1 in 7,062. In Mexico Hernández is most common in: Mexico City, where 20 percent are found, México, where 17 percent are found and Jalisco, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Guatemala, where 9 percent are found.