Marroquín Surname

344,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Marroquín Surname Definition:

Name given to someone captured from or emigrating from Africa.

Basque name from Salcedo.

Marroquín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala7581:21,2171,615
Mexico1561:795,68111,628
El Salvador611:103,9981,655
Colombia261:1,837,46411,767
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Panama41:978,06412,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Marroquin (176,085), Marroquìn (29) & Márroquín (1) are calculated separately.

Marroquín Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Name given to someone captured from or emigrating from Africa.

Basque name from Salcedo.

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

Marroquín Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marroquín occurs in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Marroquin, Marroquìn or Márroquín. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marroquín? popularity and diffusion

It is the 344,343rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,849,197 people. The surname Marroquín occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Marroquín are found; 78 percent are found in Central America and 78 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Marroquín is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 758 people, or 1 in 21,217. In Guatemala it is primarily found in: Guatemala Department, where 64 percent live, Suchitepéquez Department, where 9 percent live and Jutiapa Department, where 1 percent live. Beside Guatemala it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 15 percent live and El Salvador, where 6 percent live.

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