Rincón Surname

199,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Rincón Surname Definition:

Found in Toledo, Zaragoza, and Albacete. Name of villages near Albacete, Orihuela, Seville, Valencia, Salamanca, Malaga, Calahorra, Cordoba, and Cartagena. Derived from latin "re-ancon" - concealment, a hiding place.

This word comes from the German "ranc" meaning twisted.

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Rincón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6121:76,3926,665
Mexico5331:232,8825,911
Colombia3551:134,5754,163
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
Venezuela1621:186,4455,247
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Panama271:144,8984,800
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
England61:9,286,343223,652
China51:273,464,31313,838
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France51:13,284,544357,392
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Comoros11:749,524685

The alternate forms: Rincon (298,555), Rincòn (39), Rincôn (2), Rinçon (3) & Ríncon (3) are calculated separately.

Rincón Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Toledo, Zaragoza, and Albacete. Name of villages near Albacete, Orihuela, Seville, Valencia, Salamanca, Malaga, Calahorra, Cordoba, and Cartagena. Derived from latin "re-ancon" - concealment, a hiding place.

This word comes from the German "ranc" meaning twisted. A second meaning might be a hidden place.

Castilian name from Añover de Tajo, political division of Illescas (Toledo).

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a place named Rincon in the province of Castellón de la plana. It is also a Spanish word rincón meaning 'corner.

- cruzrincon

Rincón Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rincón occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Rincon, Rincòn, Rincôn, Rinçon or Ríncon. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rincón? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 199,278th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,476,883 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Rincón are found; 29 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 29 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 76,392. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 45 percent live, Andalusia, where 16 percent live and Catalonia, where 11 percent live. Other than Spain Rincón is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Colombia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rincon94298,555/
Rincòn9439/
Rincôn942/
Rinçon893/
Ríncon893/
Rincan83717/
Rincen8335/
Rincun8319/
Rincán832/
Rincên831/
Rinkón831/
Rincónová803/
Rinchon77136/
Ringcon7756/
Rinchan7734/
Rincand7727/
Rincone7725/
Rincang7723/
Rincung777/
Rincoin775/
Rincane773/
Rrincon773/
Rioncon772/
Rinncon771/
Rincohn771/
Rincanh771/
Rinccon771/
Rincehn771/
Rinconq771/
Rindcon771/
Rncon7311/
Rincione71144/
Ringcoin711/
Rinkon67372/
Rinzon6732/
Rencon6728/
Rinkan6725/
Rinzén6719/
Rincom6713/
Rencen679/
Rinzen678/
Rinzan678/
Rincão677/
Ryncon672/
Rencan672/
Ryncun671/
Rîncan671/
Rincam671/
Rinkun671/

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