Maldonado Surname

686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Honduras

Maldonado Surname Definition:

Descendant of Donald (dark or brown-haired stranger; world-ruler); or of Donhnall (world mighty; a name sometimes applied to a Scotsman, a corruption of McDonald).

Found in Galicia. Of obscure origin, may be from same source as Catalan "maldar" - to strive.

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Maldonado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico239,2421:51978
United States102,1661:3,548380
Argentina79,1951:54064
Colombia43,9181:1,088236
Honduras43,8531:20141
Chile43,0091:41082
Guatemala39,6261:40669
Venezuela34,7561:869166
Ecuador32,7591:48665
Peru28,3441:1,121164
Spain26,0611:1,794203
Bolivia18,0301:589120
Paraguay15,9831:453119
Puerto Rico9,1111:39082
Dominican Republic8,4201:1,239199
Brazil8,2831:25,8451,146
El Salvador7,3131:867173
Nicaragua4,7921:1,256250
Uruguay2,2031:1,558189
France1,3201:50,3206,579
Philippines1,0891:92,96416,167
Panama1,0351:3,780456
Cuba9241:12,470974
Portugal8681:12,003989
Canada6141:60,0097,069
Germany2191:367,60535,039
Belize1971:1,804411
Italy1631:375,19443,278
England1581:352,64625,413
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
Costa Rica921:51,9571,165
Australia841:321,37727,634
Belgium691:166,61822,787
United States Virgin Islands591:1,871308
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Aruba421:2,464355
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Norway181:285,68329,080
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Curaçao141:11,232389
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
China81:170,915,1968,932
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Finland61:916,11741,832
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2741:183,28016,270

Maldonado (709) may also be a first name.

Maldonado Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Donald (dark or brown-haired stranger; world-ruler); or of Donhnall (world mighty; a name sometimes applied to a Scotsman, a corruption of McDonald).

Found in Galicia. Of obscure origin, may be from same source as Catalan "maldar" - to strive.

From Aldana (see) and later extended throughout Spain.

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

User-submitted Reference

Maldonado is a surname of Galician origin. It comes from the lineage of Aldana, which dates back to the Ostrogothic king Theodoric (sixth century). The first person to bear this surname was Don Hernan Perez de Aldana (12th century), who changed his surname after making a requesto to the king that he reluctantly satisfied. It refers to a royal petition granted against the will of the king, who calls it maldonada (cursed).

- saelizondor

Maldonado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maldonado (Arabic: ملدونادو, Russian: Мальдонадо) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maldonado? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 686th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,171 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Maldonado are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Maldonado is also the 310,223rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 709 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 239,242 people, or 1 in 519. In Mexico Maldonado is most prevalent in: México, where 13 percent live, Mexico City, where 7 percent live and Tamaulipas, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this last name exists in 113 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Maldonado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Maldonado has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 37,287 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maldonado Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Maldonado last name is predominantly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Maldonado last name are 42.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Maldonado earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.27% less than the national average, earning €7,427 per year; in Norway they earn 24.53% less than the national average, earning 261,170 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,747 per year; in South Africa they earn 188.58% more than the national average, earning R 685,764 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $22,560,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.7% less than the national average, earning $35,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maldonado Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maldonado in the Russian language
Мальдонадоmaldonado-
Maldonado in the Arabic language
ملدونادوmldwnadw-

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Maldonado Reference & Research

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