Oyarzún Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Oyarzún Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyarzún Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile961:183,5055,943
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Oyarzun (23,082) & Oyarzùn (3) are calculated separately.

Oyarzún Last Name Facts

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

Oyarzún is carried by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Oyarzun or Oyarzùn. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyarzún? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Oyarzún is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Oyarzún are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 87 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most numerous in Chile, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 183,505. In Chile it is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 46 percent reside, Los Lagos Region, where 17 percent reside and Maule Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Chile this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 6 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyarzun9523,082/
Oyarzùn953/
Oyarzon865/
Oyarsún861/
Goyarzun8017/
Oyartzun801/
Oyazun772/
Oyarzum7118/
Oyarsun7110/
Ayarzun712/
Oyerzun711/
Oiarzun711/
Oyzon67326/
Oiartzun6755/
Oyron672/
Goiarzun671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyarzún
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