San Juan Surname

8,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

San Juan Surname User-submission:

The San Juan surname is a Spanish surname meaning 'Saint John'. This surname was commonly given to people that were born on Saint John's day.

San Juan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines34,8741:2,903208
Mexico19,7211:6,294756
Spain6,0451:7,734942
Chile2,3161:7,606773
Argentina1,5531:27,5232,310
Colombia1,1051:43,2342,341
United States9501:381,53633,681
Venezuela7251:41,6612,249
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Cuba4651:24,7801,405
France3621:183,48828,549
Canada2691:136,97214,140
Peru2221:143,1727,781
Brazil1921:1,114,97038,938
Australia1651:163,61016,947
Uruguay1341:25,6102,988
Guatemala1261:127,6403,218
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Panama431:90,9833,586
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
England341:1,638,76668,634
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Guam161:10,0081,526
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Oman41:921,9937,313
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

San Juan (712) may also be a first name.

San Juan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The San Juan surname is a Spanish surname meaning 'Saint John'. This surname was commonly given to people that were born on Saint John's day.

- vasquezcalvo

This surname refers to the saint, the apostle Saint John.

- sanjuanf

San Juan Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Juan is found most in The Philippines. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 8,059th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 103,391 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of San Juan live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. San Juan is also the 309,497th most widespread first name internationally, held by 712 people.

This surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 34,874 people, or 1 in 2,903. In The Philippines it is most common in: Calabarzon, where 33 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 20 percent are found and Bicol, where 18 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines San Juan occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 28 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.

San Juan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of San Juan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the San Juan last name expanded 5,938 percent between 1880 and 2014.

San Juan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount San Juan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.67% less than the national average, earning €7,307 per year; in Peru they earn 43.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,832 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $19,858,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 35.21% more than the national average, earning $58,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $50,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Jjuan941/
San Juann941/
San Juanq941/
San-Juan885,643/
San Juam882/
San Huan881/
San Chuan824/
San Huang822/
San Hwan752/
San Hwang711/
San Zwane711/
San Hwam632/

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