Jaén Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Panama

Jaén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2151:217,45114,567
Panama1211:32,3331,849
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Jaen (36,488), Jaèn (10), Jáen (1) & Jàen (1) are calculated separately.

Jaén (30) may also be a first name.

Jaén Last Name Facts

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

Jaén is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Jaen, Jaèn, Jáen or Jàen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaén? popularity and diffusion

It is the 718,674th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. The surname Jaén is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Jaén reside; 53 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Jaén is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

The surname Jaén is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 217,451. In Spain Jaén is most numerous in: Andalusia, where 38 percent reside, Madrid, where 21 percent reside and Catalonia, where 12 percent reside. Besides Spain Jaén exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 30 percent reside and Mexico, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaen9236,488/
Jaèn9210/
Jahén892/
Jáen831/
Jàen831/
Jajn757/
Jaîn751/
Jaín751/
Jahin679,712/
Jahen67966/
Jeain67127/
Jaain67106/
Ijajn6736/
Jaene6724/
Jyain677/
Jiaen676/
Djaen674/
Jaoin673/
Tjaen673/
Jiain672/
Jauin672/
Jeayn671/
Cahén671/
Joain671/
Jhaen671/
Jaenn671/
Jaaen671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jaén
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