Hormazabal Surname

40,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Hormazabal Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'thick walls' from the words horma (thick) and zabal (walls).

Hormazabal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile12,4461:1,415288
Argentina2061:207,49217,125
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Spain581:806,07033,159
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
France171:3,907,219231,005
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Hormazábal (72), Hormazàbal (3) & Hormázabal (2) are calculated separately.

Hormazabal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'thick walls' from the words horma (thick) and zabal (walls).

- hugomontessori

Hormazabal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hormazabal is more frequently found in Chile than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Hormazábal, Hormazàbal or Hormázabal. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hormazabal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,271st most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 559,676 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Hormazabal reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most commonly held in Chile, where it is held by 12,446 people, or 1 in 1,415. In Chile it is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 42 percent reside, Maule Region, where 17 percent reside and Bío Bío Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Chile this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Hormazabal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hormazabal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.43% less than the national average, earning 223,450 kr per year; in Peru they earn 188.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,020 per year; in United States they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $43,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,930 CAD per year.

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