Hormazábal Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Hormazábal Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'thick walls' from the words horma (thick) and zabal (walls).
Hormazábal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 42 | 1:419,440 | 11,239 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Hormazabal (13,021), Hormazàbal (3) & Hormázabal (2) are calculated separately.
Hormazábal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'thick walls' from the words horma (thick) and zabal (walls).
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Where Does The Last Name Hormazábal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hormazábal is most common in Chile. It can appear as a variant: Hormazabal, Hormazàbal or Hormázabal. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hormazábal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Hormazábal occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Hormazábal reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 61 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
The surname Hormazábal is most prevalent in Chile, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 419,440. In Chile it is mostly concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 55 percent reside, Maule Region, where 17 percent reside and Bío Bío Region, where 12 percent reside. Other than Chile Hormazábal exists in 11 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hormazabal | 97 | 13,021 | / |
| Hormazàbal | 97 | 3 | / |
| Ormazábal | 95 | 26 | / |
| Hormázabal | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hormazával | 90 | 2 | / |
| Ormazabal | 84 | 6,158 | / |
| Ormazàbal | 84 | 2 | / |
| Hormazaval | 80 | 19 | / |
| Harmazabal | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hormasabal | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hormozabal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Armazabal | 74 | 27 | / |
| Urmazabal | 74 | 9 | / |
| Ormasabal | 74 | 3 | / |
| Ormazabál | 74 | 3 | / |
| Ormázabal | 74 | 1 | / |
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