Ignacio Surname

3,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Ignacio Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'being born from fire', 'fire', 'to ignite'.

Ancestors are known to have been part of Philippine Revolutions.

Ignacio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines78,8641:1,28477
Brazil27,3511:7,827500
Mexico17,7601:6,989811
United States5,1471:70,4218,168
Peru4,2231:7,5261,137
Bolivia3,9031:2,720467
Argentina1,5101:28,3072,367
Spain1,4001:33,3943,343
Guatemala8161:19,7091,573
Dominican Republic2851:36,6072,033
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Chile1661:106,1233,949
Nicaragua1601:37,6321,256
France1481:448,80264,499
Guyana1481:5,150905
Uruguay1451:23,6672,755
Guam1401:1,144168
Trinidad and Tobago901:15,1551,920
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Taiwan571:411,3113,177
England501:1,114,36153,243
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Gibraltar411:828151
Australia391:692,19746,687
Paraguay331:219,2953,965
Curaçao281:5,616151
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Norway241:214,26224,079
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Ignácio (5,136) are calculated separately.

Ignacio (667,746) may also be a first name.

Ignacio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'being born from fire', 'fire', 'to ignite'.

Ancestors are known to have been part of Philippine Revolutions.

- markme

Ignacio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ignacio is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Ignácio. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ignacio? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ignacio is the 3,913th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,849 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Ignacio are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,463rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 667,746 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 78,864 people, or 1 in 1,284. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Central Luzon, where 31 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Ignacio occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and Mexico, where 12 percent are found.

Ignacio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ignacio has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 18,382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ignacio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ignacio last name are 43.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ignacio earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.85% less than the national average, earning 239,324 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,660 per year; in United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $53,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ignácio955,136/
Ignacios9335/
Ingnacio9330/
Iggnacio9310/
Hignacio938/
Ignaacio932/
Yignacio931/
Ignaciop931/
Ignacioa931/
Ignhacio931/
Iognacio931/
Inacio92228,893/
Ignaco92790/
D'Ignacio882/
Ygnacio861,698/
Ignasio86923/
Ignacia86898/
Egnacio86190/
Genacio8619/
Ingacio8611/
Jinacio864/
Ignaico864/
Ignocio863/
Inacios862/
Ienacio862/
Inaacio862/
Inaciop862/
Itnacio861/
Ionacio861/
Inaicio861/
Ihnacio861/
Isnacio861/
Einacio861/
Ignacuo861/
Iniacio861/
Innacio861/
Inaciod861/
Inajcio861/
Inaycio861/
Inaco83138/
Ygnacios8015/
Ingnacia803/
Ignacias802/
Yngnacio801/
Hignácio801/
Ignnácio801/
Iggnácio801/
Ignaciaz801/
Ihgnacho801/
Inácio77105,718/
Inacia77767/
Innaco7785/
Inacho7776/
Inasio7756/
Ynacio7720/
Ienaco7718/
Inyaco7716/
Enacio7715/
Inocio7714/
Inâcio779/
Ihnaco776/
Ignaso771/
Inaico771/
Hinaco771/
Ignáco771/
Ignazo771/
Iennaco71679/
Ignasia71119/
Ginasio7198/
Ygnacia7128/
Inyasio7125/
Genasio7112/
Ignasho7111/
Egnasio7111/
Ihnatco718/
Ihnacho713/
Genacia713/
Ingacia712/
Egnacia712/
Inachod711/
Yonacio711/
Ginocio711/
Ygnácio711/
Ignácia711/
Hinacoy711/
Inyacia711/
Ygnasio711/
Emnacio711/
Ennacio711/
Ainacia711/
Ienacia711/
Ihnacia711/
Enacios710/
Ignasos710/
Ignassou671,944/
Inaso6775/
Inoco6753/
Ginnasio6717/
Inaca6710/
Jnaco679/
Enaco675/
Ignashou671/
Inazo671/
Iennaico671/
Ighnasso671/
Iñaco671/
Gainacho671/
Egnasios671/
Inatchot671/

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