Magallón Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 140 | 1:27,945 | 1,679 |
| Mexico | 74 | 1:1,677,381 | 17,205 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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.
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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