San Germán Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Uruguay

San Germán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Germán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: San German (1,081) & San Germàn (1) are calculated separately.

San Germán Last Name Facts

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

The last name San Germán is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: San German or San Germàn. Click here to see other possible spellings of San Germán.

How Common Is The Last Name San Germán? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of San Germán reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The surname San Germán is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 7,301,541. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Mexico City, where 53 percent live, Tlaxcala, where 18 percent live and Baja California, where 6 percent live. Besides Mexico this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 5 percent live and Cuba, where 5 percent live.

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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 San Germán
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