Obregón Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Obregón Surname Definition:

Menéndez Pidal thinks that "-obre" may be a pre-Roman root word that belonged to a tribe called Artabros. He feels that "Obregón" is the augmentative of "Obraecu."

A Castilian name from Píe de Concha, a political subdivision of Torrelavega (Santander).

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Obregón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1851:670,95210,576
Spain581:806,07033,159
Guatemala561:287,1904,402
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Panama51:782,45211,059
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Obregon (97,994), Obregòn (21), Obregôn (2), Óbregón (1) & Obrégon (1) are calculated separately.

Obregón Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Menéndez Pidal thinks that "-obre" may be a pre-Roman root word that belonged to a tribe called Artabros. He feels that "Obregón" is the augmentative of "Obraecu."

A Castilian name from Píe de Concha, a political subdivision of Torrelavega (Santander).

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

Obregón Last Name Facts

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

Obregón is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Obregon, Obregòn, Obregôn, Óbregón or Obrégon. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obregón? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 714,947th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. The last name Obregón is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Obregón are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

Obregón is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 670,952. In Mexico Obregón is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 19 percent are found, México, where 12 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent are found and Guatemala, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obregon9597,994/
Obregòn9521/
Obregôn952/
Óbregón951/
Obrégon901/
Obregan864/
Abregón861/
Obregun861/
Hobregon806/
O'Bregon805/
Obrregon802/
Obregone802/
D'Obregon751/
Abregon71142/
Obrigon71120/
Ovregon7118/
Obregom7111/
Abregan712/
Ubregon711/
Obregam711/
Abregun711/
Obregão711/
Obrigan711/
Howregan670/
Abrigon5746/
Abrigan571/
Ubregam571/
Howrigan53124/
Howrigon5379/
Hobrigom532/
Obrigone532/
Hovrigan532/
Obrigham532/

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