Magallón Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Magallón Surname Definition:

Found in Navarre. Name of village near Tarragona. Form of surname Magali, and derived from given name Margarita, a form of Margaret.

Probably means an enormous deceit.

Navarrese name.

Magallón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama1401:27,9451,679
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
Spain501:935,04135,950
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Magallon (28,722) & Magallòn (2) are calculated separately.

Magallón Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Navarre. Name of village near Tarragona. Form of surname Magali, and derived from given name Margarita, a form of Margaret.

Probably means an enormous deceit.

Navarrese name.

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

Magallón Last Name Facts

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

Magallón is most common in Panama. It can be rendered as a variant: Magallon or Magallòn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magallón? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 937,786th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Magallón are found; 50 percent are found in Central America and 50 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Magallón is most widespread in Panama, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 27,945. In Panama Magallón is most common in: Coclé Province, where 64 percent are found, Panamá Province, where 26 percent are found and Panamá Oeste Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Panama this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 26 percent are found and Spain, where 18 percent are found.

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