Sahagún Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Sahagún Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahagún Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico691:1,798,93117,818
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

The alternate forms: Sahagun (17,353) & Sahagùn (7) are calculated separately.

Sahagún Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahagún is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sahagun or Sahagùn. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahagún? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Sahagún is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Sahagún reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 1,798,931. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 58 percent are found, Mexico City, where 10 percent are found and México, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahagun9517,353/
Sahagùn957/
Sahangun805/
Shahagun804/
Sahagunn802/
Sahaghun801/
Sahagaun801/
Shagun772,704/
Saagon7777/
Shagon7718/
Sahgun7710/
Saagun775/
Sahgon773/
D'Sahagun751/
Schagun7142/
Shaghun7110/
Sahugun719/
Shaagon718/
Schagon715/
Shahgun714/
Shaygun713/
Sahsgun713/
Shagaun712/
Zahagon712/
Shagoun711/
Shagunn711/
Siahgon711/
Saahgun711/
Shaigon711/
Shagunc711/
Shagoon711/
Sagun6727,181/
Sagon671,649/
Schagunn6760/
Sahagoum6725/
Saagoung6711/
Schaguhn6710/
Sagón673/
Siahgoun671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sahagún
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