Navarro Surname

451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,156,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Navarro Surname Definition:

One who came from Navarre (plain among hills), an ancient kingdom in Spain.

Relates to "nava" - low and flat. Hence land of this description and also swampy, a town southwest of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Ancient and extensive surname from village of Isaba, and valley of Noncal, judicial of Aóiz.

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Navarro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico240,0211:51776
Spain188,2781:24821
Philippines113,9921:88839
United States89,5351:4,048445
Argentina85,0061:50354
Colombia83,3111:573113
Peru68,3821:46565
Venezuela57,1921:52899
Chile52,0121:33964
Costa Rica24,5391:19557
Cuba21,9451:52591
Brazil20,1731:10,612606
France16,7331:3,970303
Panama13,8631:28253
Guatemala10,6801:1,506268
Honduras10,1891:865190
El Salvador9,9451:638127
Bolivia7,5461:1,407276
Dominican Republic7,2951:1,430223
Ecuador7,0221:2,265398
Nicaragua6,8681:877183
Paraguay5,8921:1,228245
Puerto Rico3,0601:1,160149
Uruguay2,5631:1,339162
Canada1,5451:23,8483,245
Portugal1,1791:8,837783
England8441:66,0177,665
Australia6141:43,9675,563
Italy5321:114,95619,097
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Germany4421:182,13921,263
Thailand4331:163,13726,111
Belgium3971:28,9594,652
Switzerland3901:21,0593,366
Netherlands2831:59,67210,273
Andorra2431:34548
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Trinidad and Tobago2081:6,558991
Belize1801:1,975441
Malta1801:2,390198
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Guam1191:1,346190
New Caledonia781:3,541557
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Ireland701:67,2714,288
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Denmark631:89,5998,581
United States Virgin Islands631:1,752287
South Africa591:918,26658,838
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Gibraltar571:59689
Norway511:100,82913,689
Taiwan511:459,7013,496
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Israel401:213,94120,390
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
China331:41,433,9872,228
Aruba321:3,234449
Japan321:3,995,13436,490
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Brunei301:13,9581,702
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Hong Kong221:333,4313,127
Austria201:425,77243,235
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Greece171:651,75273,285
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Finland131:422,82327,659
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Wales111:281,32115,850
Marshall Islands101:5,182920
Oman101:368,7975,193
Iceland91:42,2322,922
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Angola71:3,855,6026,953
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Monaco71:5,295668
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Barbados41:71,8621,737
East Timor41:303,982255
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Macau31:200,543803
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Dominica21:37,946685
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Togo21:3,623,88411,997
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

The alternate forms: Navarrò (1) & Navarró (1) are calculated separately.

Navarro (1,620) may also be a first name.

Navarro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Navarre (plain among hills), an ancient kingdom in Spain.

Relates to "nava" - low and flat. Hence land of this description and also swampy, a town southwest of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Ancient and extensive surname from village of Isaba, and valley of Noncal, judicial of Aóiz. Found principally in Navarre, but also in almost all parts of Spain. Name of village near Oviedo. Derived from Basque "nava"—a plain among mountains. Surname means of or from province of Navarre.

Aragonese name from Egea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza).

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

(Spanish) One who came from Navarro (plain among hills), an ancient kingdom in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Navarro, was born as a nickname given to Navarre gentlemen-knights who participated in the Spanish reconquest. Besides the surname Navarro was expanded throughout Valencia. Thus Navarro is a regional name denoting someone from Navarre after the Kingdom of Pamplona took on the new naming in the high Middle Ages, while also keeping its original meaning of 'Basque-speaking person' in a broader sense, therefore an ethnic surname.

- ramon.escrihuela

Navarro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Navarro (Russian: Наварро) is most common in Mexico. It can also occur in the variant forms: Navarrò or Navarró. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Navarro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Navarro is the 451st most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,304 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Navarro are found; 34 percent are found in South America and 21 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 191,847th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 1,620 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 240,021 people, or 1 in 517. In Mexico Navarro is mostly found in: Jalisco, where 20 percent live, México, where 9 percent live and Guanajuato, where 8 percent live. Apart from Mexico it occurs in 144 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Navarro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Navarro has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 34,703 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Navarro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Navarro last name are 42.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Navarro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning €14,162 per year; in Norway they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning 334,328 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,809 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.82% more than the national average, earning R 325,140 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning $18,602,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.1% less than the national average, earning $38,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $50,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Navarrò951/
Navarró951/
Navarros93323/
Navarrot93116/
Navarrro9329/
Navarroo9319/
Navarrou9312/
Naavarro939/
Navaarro938/
Nnavarro937/
Navarroa937/
Navarroi934/
Nauvarro933/
Navarroz933/
Nasvarro932/
Navarrop932/
Navarroy931/
Navasrro931/
Navaro922,318/
D'Navarro881/
Navarra8618,900/
Nabarro862,831/
Novarro86327/
Nevarro8655/
Navaroo8643/
Naverro8635/
Navaroj8622/
Navorro8619/
Navarot8613/
Nawarro8611/
Nauvaro8610/
Navearo867/
Navaroa866/
Navairo864/
Navaros864/
Navaero862/
Navaaro861/
Nhavaro861/
Navarou861/
Navargo861/
Nabarros8057/
Nabarrot8024/
Nawarrot8010/
Navarojh803/
Navarras803/
Navarrat801/
Navarrga801/
Navairra801/
Navarrad801/
Nasvarra800/
Novaro773,643/
Navara772,042/
Navero77981/
Nawaro7762/
Nabaro7761/
Nevaro7734/
Navoro775/
Naveiro71983/
Navarat71342/
Navaira71337/
Nawaroh71295/
Ngawaro71289/
Navayra71143/
Navaera7183/
Navorra7176/
Nabarra7170/
Nawarra7139/
Novarra7138/
Navatra7131/
Nhavara7125/
Novorro7124/
Naivara7119/
Navaras7117/
Nabargo7117/
Nabarou7111/
Navorot717/
Navarad715/
Noverro715/
Nanparo715/
Naverra715/
Ngavara715/
Neverro713/
Nevarra712/
Naivero711/
Navhara711/
Nawaroz711/
Nowarro711/
Namparo711/
Navarah711/
Naveyro711/
Nawairo711/
Nabaroj711/
Gnavoro711/
Nabaroa711/
Nabargou6739/
Naveiros6720/
Nabatrou6710/
Nabhorro674/
Navarach672/
Navaratt671/
Navoroth671/
Nhavaira671/
Naivarad671/
Gnabarou671/

Navarro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Navarro in the Russian language
Наварроnavarro-

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Navarro Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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