Martínez Surname

13,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Martínez Surname Definition:

The son of Martín (see) (belonging to Mars, the god of war).

The "-ez" patronymic ending indicates "son of Martino," a name meaning "belonging to Mars," the Roman god of war.

Fourth most prominent patronymic in Spain and Hispanic world.

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Martínez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain14,4831:3,228384
Mexico13,1851:9,414986
Guatemala3,3541:4,795665
Dominican Republic2,3571:4,426487
Cuba1,3631:8,454795
Puerto Rico1,3001:2,731242
Panama1,1421:3,426427
Argentina8961:47,7054,019
Colombia7561:63,1932,907
Venezuela5641:53,5532,589
Uruguay4831:7,105784
Chile4811:36,6251,870
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
England3141:177,44616,095
Germany2461:327,25832,551
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
Belgium1261:91,24314,134
France1241:535,66773,425
Bolivia1071:99,2193,921
Peru821:387,61112,644
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Italy761:804,69363,729
Ireland701:67,2714,288
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Canada621:594,28449,093
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Ecuador511:311,8799,102
Costa Rica451:106,2241,756
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Singapore171:323,98313,856
China171:80,430,6804,441
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Andorra141:5,9881,127
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominica11:75,891912
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Martinez (8,714,267), Martînez (9), Mártínez (4), Martíñez (1), Martīnez (1), Martiñez (30), Mártinez (24), Martinéz (20), Martinèz (5), Martinêz (4) & Màrtinez (3) are calculated separately.

Martínez (28) may also be a first name.

Martínez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The son of Martín (see) (belonging to Mars, the god of war).

The "-ez" patronymic ending indicates "son of Martino," a name meaning "belonging to Mars," the Roman god of war.

Fourth most prominent patronymic in Spain and Hispanic world. Derived from surname Martín (see) and means son of Martín. In this form originated in Galicia. Frequently found in combination with other surnames, toponyms, estate names, and other patronymics, and also as given name.

Patronymic of "martín" which means a man of war or a kingfisher.

Patronymic of Martín but all bearers are not necessarily related. Most ancient branches in Galicia and Asturias but found throughout the Peninsula.

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

User-submitted Reference

It is a patronymic surname, which originates from the name of a parent. Martínez derives directly from the name Martín and the ending -ez is added. Knowing this, it is said that the meaning of the surname Martínez is 'Martín's son'.

Martin, comes from the Latin martinus, related to Mars, the Roman god of war.

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Martínez Last Name Facts

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

Martínez is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Martinez, Martînez, Mártínez, Martíñez, Martīnez, Martiñez, Mártinez, Martinéz, Martinèz, Martinêz or Màrtinez. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Martínez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Martínez is the 13,053rd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 169,726 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Martínez reside; 34 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Martínez is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 14,483 people, or 1 in 3,228. In Spain Martínez is mostly found in: Madrid, where 25 percent are found, Catalonia, where 18 percent are found and Andalusia, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Spain it occurs in 94 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 31 percent are found and Guatemala, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martinez968,714,267/
Martînez969/
Mártínez964/
Martíñez961/
Martīnez961/
Marttínez945/
Mmartínez944/
Martínerz944/
Maartínez942/
Martíneez942/
Martínezz942/
Martínesz941/
Martínexz941/
Martínezs941/
Marrtínez941/
Marthínez941/
Martiñez9230/
Mártinez9224/
Martinéz9220/
Martinèz925/
Martinêz924/
Màrtinez923/
Martenez88340/
Martynez88211/
Martínes8825/
Martínex886/
Marténez881/
Martýnez881/
Martjnez881/
Martínezová8412/
Martinesz821,060/
Martiniez82122/
Marttinez82118/
Martienez82101/
Marrtinez8264/
Martinezz8258/
Maartinez8252/
Martynetz8242/
Marthinez8236/
Martionez8235/
Martinerz8226/
Mmartinez8220/
Masrtinez8216/
Martineez8215/
Martinezs8212/
Martinezc8211/
Matrtinez8211/
Martineaz8210/
Marteniez826/
Martinhez826/
Martenetz826/
Martinezx826/
Mart'inez825/
Martainez825/
Marteinez825/
Martinezt825/
Martinezp823/
Martinezj823/
Martinexz823/
Martijnez822/
Martinezh822/
Martisnez822/
Mardtinez822/
Martineiz822/
Martiĭnez822/
Martuinez822/
Martinezì821/
Martingez821/
Marrtenez821/
Marteneiz821/
Martinejz821/
Martignez821/
Meartinez821/
D'Martinez786/
Martines7529,087/
Martinec754,094/
Martinex75184/
Martiniz75123/
Marteniz7598/
Martynes7583/
Martenes7575/
Martynec7574/
Mortinez7528/
Martenec751/
Martinej751/
Martiníz751/
Martinezová7438/
Martinezova741/
Martynets712,651/
Martinese71605/
Martinets71182/
Martenies71100/
Martinesc7193/
Martineac7153/
Marteness7139/
Martiones7125/
Martiness7122/
Martenets7113/
Martineis7113/
Maartines7113/
Martinech7111/
Martinise717/
Martinies715/
Martineus715/
Marrtines715/
Martineas714/
Marthines714/
Martienes713/
Martenicz711/
Martineaj711/
Martinees711/
Moortinez711/
Martinhes711/
Martenioz711/
Martinizh711/
Martaines711/
Marttines711/
Martinesse6741/
Martineche6710/
Maartenies671/
Maarthinej671/
Marthenise671/
Marthijnes671/
Martinesce671/
Martineich671/
Martinaise671/

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