Rincón Surname
Approximately 2,096 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRincón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 612 | 1:76,392 | 6,665 |
| Mexico | 533 | 1:232,882 | 5,911 |
| Colombia | 355 | 1:134,575 | 4,163 |
| Dominican Republic | 231 | 1:45,164 | 2,375 |
| Venezuela | 162 | 1:186,445 | 5,247 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
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).
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.
- cruzrinconRincón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rincón Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rincón is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Rincon, Rincòn, Rincôn, Rinçon or Ríncon. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rincón? popularity and diffusion
Rincón is the 199,278th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,476,883 people. Rincón is mostly found 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 widespread in Spain, where it is carried by 612 people, or 1 in 76,392. In Spain it is most numerous in: Madrid, where 45 percent are found, Andalusia, where 16 percent are found and Catalonia, where 11 percent are found. Other than Spain this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 25 percent are found and Colombia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rincon | 94 | 298,555 | / |
| Rincòn | 94 | 39 | / |
| Rincôn | 94 | 2 | / |
| Rinçon | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ríncon | 89 | 3 | / |
| Rincan | 83 | 717 | / |
| Rincen | 83 | 35 | / |
| Rincun | 83 | 19 | / |
| Rincán | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rincên | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rinkón | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rincónová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rinchon | 77 | 136 | / |
| Ringcon | 77 | 56 | / |
| Rinchan | 77 | 34 | / |
| Rincand | 77 | 27 | / |
| Rincone | 77 | 25 | / |
| Rincang | 77 | 23 | / |
| Rincung | 77 | 7 | / |
| Rincoin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rincane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rrincon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rioncon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rinncon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rincohn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rincanh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rinccon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rincehn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rinconq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rindcon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rncon | 73 | 11 | / |
| Rincione | 71 | 144 | / |
| Ringcoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rinkon | 67 | 372 | / |
| Rinzon | 67 | 32 | / |
| Rencon | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rinkan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rinzén | 67 | 19 | / |
| Rincom | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rencen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rinzen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rinzan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rincão | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ryncon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rencan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ryncun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rîncan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rincam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rinkun | 67 | 1 | / |
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