Jirón Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Jirón Surname Definition:

Variant of Girón, village in Lalin, Pontevedra, Spain, and in Ecuador and Columbia. "Jirón" - facing of a skirt (in sewing), tatter, rag, pointed banner, pennant.

See Girón.

Jirón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama101:391,2268,067
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Jiron (28,352) & Jiròn (1) are calculated separately.

Jirón Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of Girón, village in Lalin, Pontevedra, Spain, and in Ecuador and Columbia. "Jirón" - facing of a skirt (in sewing), tatter, rag, pointed banner, pennant.

See Girón.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Jirón Last Name Facts

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

Jirón occurs in Panama more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Jiron or Jiròn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jirón? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jirón is the 2,689,253rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Jirón reside; 42 percent reside in Central America and 42 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

Jirón is most commonly occurring in Panama, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 391,226. In Panama Jirón is mostly found in: Ngäbe-Buglé, where 70 percent reside, Chiriquí Province, where 10 percent reside and Colón Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Panama this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 15 percent reside and Chile, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiron9328,352/
Jiròn931/
Jiran801,719/
Girón801,250/
Jirun8081/
Sirón802/
Jirán801/
Jairan73191/
Jairon73153/
Joiron7361/
Jirang7341/
Jirong7334/
Jirane7327/
Djiran7322/
Jeiran7318/
Jirone7315/
Jirung7310/
Jitran738/
Jiroun737/
Jisran734/
Jirran733/
Jirgan732/
Jironc732/
Cairón732/
Jihron732/
Jieran732/
Jhiran732/
Djiron731/
Jjiron731/
Jironn731/
Jirgon731/
Jirand731/
Juiran731/
Chirón731/
Jitrun731/
Jisron730/
Iran6723,698/
Iron675,439/
Irun67920/
Jairane67410/
Djiroun67230/
Huitrón67137/
Hjairan6720/
Irún6719/
Jitrong6717/
Jron6714/
Jeirand6714/
Jairang6711/
Jairoon679/
Jairran678/
Jran676/
Jirhamn676/
Jirrang674/
Jirasin673/
Jairoun673/
Djirang672/
Jitrhan672/
Jaihran672/
Jitroon671/
Jairand671/
Jittron671/
Jhhiran671/
Jrun671/
Jairong671/
Djairan671/
Jairaun671/
Jairamn671/
Jaitran671/
Jiroine671/
Irán671/
Jironne671/
Jirrane671/
Djirane671/

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