Jarquín Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Jarquín Surname User-submission:

(Spanish) It comes from haquim or hakin, which means 'the wise' or 'the medic'.

(Jewish) In the tribe Benjamin was a family named Jaquin, Jaquim or Joaquin and they found in the Saoomon's church a column that says jarquín, which means 'God establishes' or 'God rises up'.

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Jarquín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jarquin (64,190), Jarquìn (2) & Járquin (1) are calculated separately.

Jarquín Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Spanish) It comes from haquim or hakin, which means 'the wise' or 'the medic'.

(Jewish) In the tribe Benjamin was a family named Jaquin, Jaquim or Joaquin and they found in the Saoomon's church a column that says jarquín, which means 'God establishes' or 'God rises up'.

(Nicaraguan) Jinotega's old men say that a family of Jewish people came there and their surname was Harquim. They were running from the German Nazi empire so they changed their sourname to Jarquín.

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Jarquín Last Name Facts

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

Jarquín occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Jarquin, Jarquìn or Járquin. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jarquín.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarquín? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Jarquín are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 2,886,656. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Oaxaca, where 37 percent are found, Mexico City, where 19 percent are found and México, where 9 percent are found. Barring Mexico this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 5 percent are found and Guatemala, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jarquin9564,190/
Jarquìn952/
Jarqun9229/
Járquin901/
Carquín862/
Jarquen862/
Jarqumn861/
Jarrquin803/
Jarquien802/
Jarquinn802/
Jarquihn801/
Jarquing801/
Jarqin774/
Carquin711,029/
Jorquin71236/
Harquin71159/
Carquen7135/
Jarguin7110/
Jarquim715/
Sarquin714/
Zarquin711/
Jarkuin711/
Jourquin67555/
Charquin673/

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