Jordán Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Jordán Surname Definition:

Found in Aragon, Catalonia, Andalusia and Santander. Reminiscent of Jordan river of Bible.

Aragonese name spread throughout the Peninsula.

Jordán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7651:12,8321,459
Czechia3521:30,2094,896
Spain1841:254,08716,180
Panama771:50,8092,460
Slovakia471:113,54121,338
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Bolivia311:342,4664,305
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Jordan (435,439), Jordàn (9), Jórdan (2), Jórdân (1) & Jòrdàn (1) are calculated separately.

Jordán (130) may also be a first name.

Jordán Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Aragon, Catalonia, Andalusia and Santander. Reminiscent of Jordan river of Bible.

Aragonese name spread throughout the Peninsula.

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

Jordán Last Name Facts

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

Jordán occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Jordan, Jordàn, Jórdan, Jórdân or Jòrdàn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jordán? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,873rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,589,135 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Jordán are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 814,623rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 130 people.

Jordán is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 765 people, or 1 in 12,832. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Budapest, where 19 percent reside, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 15 percent reside and Pest County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Hungary Jordán occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 22 percent reside and Spain, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jordan94435,439/
Jordàn949/
Jourdán923/
Jórdan892/
Jórdân891/
Jòrdàn891/
Jordon838,794/
Járdán83198/
Yordán835/
Zordán832/
Jordánová80505/
Jordaan7737,992/
Jourdan7725,352/
Jourdon77557/
Jordain77130/
Jordant77127/
Jordane77116/
Jordahn7759/
Djordan7738/
Jordann7730/
Jordoon7718/
Jhordan7716/
Jordang779/
Jor'dan779/
Jordoin778/
Jordean778/
Jordand777/
Jorrdan776/
Jordhan776/
Jgordon774/
Ojordan774/
Joordan773/
Jiordan772/
Ejordan772/
Jorddan772/
Jourdón771/
Jjordan771/
Jordein771/
Jordoun771/
Giordán771/
Jordone770/
Jordojn770/
Jordã731/
Jourdain7121,937/
Jourdant71150/
Jordonne7182/
Jourdane7162/
Jordaine7112/
Jordanne717/
D'Jordan714/
Jhordane714/
O'Jordan713/
Djordane712/
Jhourdan712/
Djhordan712/
Jourdein711/
Ajordaan711/
Jiordane711/
Jordhein711/
Juordain711/
Jorhdane711/
Cordon6729,184/
Iordan6713,209/
Jardon6710,812/
Zordan677,821/
Yordan673,468/
Jardan673,085/
Jordanova671,879/
Jordão671,493/
Cordón671,087/
Hordon671,082/
Sordon67417/
Jourdaine67312/
Sordan67271/
Cordan67213/
Hordan67211/
Jordanová67192/
Jourdanne67156/
Jardón67147/
Yordon6761/
Jordam6743/
Eordan6714/
Cordòn6710/
Zordon678/
Hajjordan677/
Jardòn674/
Sardán674/
Jordanowa673/
Zardán673/
Jiordanne672/
Jordom671/
Eordon671/
Cardán671/
Iordon671/
Shjourdan670/

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