Restrepo Surname

2,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Restrepo Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the village of Restrepo in the parish of Paramios, located in Vegadeo, Asturias. Alonso and Marcos López, two Spanish brothers, were born in there in the 1600s and when they were going to sail to Colombia because of the "New World fever" they decided to add "de Restrepo" to their full name in order to distinguish from other López and pay tribute to their hometown.

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Restrepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia174,3561:27442
United States7,8011:46,4635,653
Spain3,3611:13,9101,595
Venezuela2,7521:10,9751,004
Ecuador1,6521:9,6281,562
Panama6561:5,964660
Canada4851:75,9708,567
Brazil3811:561,87521,013
Dominican Republic3621:28,8201,731
Mexico1651:752,28011,252
England1621:343,93925,007
Chile1331:132,4554,687
Costa Rica1071:44,6741,077
France701:948,896108,010
Australia571:473,60936,415
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Aruba371:2,797396
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Honduras351:251,8982,491
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
China121:113,943,4645,994
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Curaçao41:39,312638
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominica11:75,891912
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Restrepó (3), Restrépo (1), Restrèpo (1) & Restrepô (1) are calculated separately.

Restrepo (89) may also be a first name.

Restrepo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the village of Restrepo in the parish of Paramios, located in Vegadeo, Asturias. Alonso and Marcos López, two Spanish brothers, were born in there in the 1600s and when they were going to sail to Colombia because of the "New World fever" they decided to add "de Restrepo" to their full name in order to distinguish from other López and pay tribute to their hometown. When they arrived to Colombia they established in what is now the Antioquia department (state) and their sons didn't inherited the López surname but "de Restrepo" part, and as years passed the "de" part of the surname gradually disappeared to leave only Restrepo.

There is an uncertain definition of what "Restrepo" means.

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Restrepo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Restrepo (Russian: Рестрепо) is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Restrepó, Restrépo, Restrèpo or Restrepô. Click here for other potential spellings of Restrepo.

How Common Is The Last Name Restrepo? popularity and diffusion

Restrepo is the 2,914th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 37,775 people. The surname Restrepo is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Restrepo reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Restrepo is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 89 people.

The surname is most widely held in Colombia, where it is borne by 174,356 people, or 1 in 274. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Antioquia Department, where 58 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 12 percent are found and Risaralda Department, where 6 percent are found. Other than Colombia this surname is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Restrepo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Restrepo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Restrepo last name increased 780,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Restrepo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Restrepo are 42.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Restrepo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.32% less than the national average, earning 293,077 kr per year; in Peru they earn 450.22% more than the national average, earning S/. 106,661 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.77% more than the national average, earning $28,099,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $47,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Restrepo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Restrepo in the Russian language
Рестрепоrestrepo-

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Restrepo Reference & Research

El Orgullo de ser un Restrepo - Contains the Resprepo surname history, in Spanish.

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