Oyarzun Surname

23,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Oyarzun Surname User-submission:

It comes from the Basque town Oiartzun, an old town from the Roman era. The name used to be Oiasso. It is speculated it changed from Oiasso to Oiartzun due to its similarity with the Basque word Oihartzun, which means 'echo'.

Oyarzun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile19,8041:890202
Argentina2,2081:19,3581,639
Spain4701:99,4728,148
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Ecuador611:260,7528,586
France561:1,186,120124,657
Canada481:767,61660,775
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Norway81:642,78647,258
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
England71:7,959,723202,100
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Oyarzún (119) & Oyarzùn (3) are calculated separately.

Oyarzun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the Basque town Oiartzun, an old town from the Roman era. The name used to be Oiasso. It is speculated it changed from Oiasso to Oiartzun due to its similarity with the Basque word Oihartzun, which means 'echo'.

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Oyarzun Last Name Facts

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

Oyarzun is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Oyarzún or Oyarzùn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyarzun? popularity and diffusion

Oyarzun is the 23,460th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 315,724 people. The surname Oyarzun is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Oyarzun reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is carried by 19,804 people, or 1 in 890. In Chile it is mostly concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 31 percent reside, Los Lagos Region, where 28 percent reside and Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Chile it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Oyarzun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oyarzun surname are 42.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oyarzun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.67% less than the national average, earning 257,245 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.76% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,575 per year; in United States they earn 20.81% more than the national average, earning $52,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $47,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyarzún95119/
Oyarzùn953/
Goyarzun9317/
Oyartzun931/
Oyazun922/
Oyarzum8618/
Oyarsun8610/
Oyarzon865/
Ayarzun862/
Oyerzun861/
Oiarzun861/
Oiartzun8055/
Goiarzun801/
Ioarun7760/
Ojarun7730/
Eyarun771/
Ayarun771/
Iyarun771/
Oyesaun711/
Oyarsún711/
Oyzon67326/
Ajrun67182/
Uyrun67105/
Yerun6729/
Areun6725/
Airun6723/
Auzun6711/
Oyrum679/
Ourun676/
Aerun674/
Oysun673/
Oyron672/
Aurun672/
Azeun671/
Earun671/
Iyaroung671/
Ouyaroum671/
Oiartxun671/
Aizun671/

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