Sandoval Surname

629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Sandoval Surname Definition:

One who came from Sandoval, in Spain.

The latin "sancto-vallis" - holy valley - provides the meaning of this surname. One who dwells in a holy valley.

Castilian name from political subdivision of Villadiego (Burgos), and descended from Count Fernán-González.

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Sandoval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico288,0891:43163
United States110,0101:3,295338
Colombia74,5771:641125
Peru68,1491:46666
Chile61,5741:28649
Argentina49,8051:858119
Guatemala40,4981:39766
Venezuela36,0501:838160
Bolivia19,6961:539112
Philippines18,7911:5,388442
El Salvador17,7841:35771
Nicaragua14,1531:42596
Ecuador13,2851:1,197207
Honduras11,7191:752173
Costa Rica9,6651:495129
Spain9,1711:5,098631
Paraguay4,8871:1,481265
Dominican Republic3,8441:2,714362
Panama3,0321:1,290217
Cuba2,1351:5,397612
Brazil1,1031:194,0847,488
Canada7281:50,6126,131
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
France4841:137,23721,031
Uruguay4821:7,120787
Belize3101:1,147264
Singapore1411:39,0621,450
England1161:480,32831,110
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Italy1091:561,07153,789
Germany991:813,18659,527
Puerto Rico961:36,981975
Thailand911:776,246126,162
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Japan551:2,324,44229,670
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Aruba181:5,749789
Guam161:10,0081,526
Israel161:534,85239,210
Norway121:428,52437,411
Finland91:610,74534,002
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
China51:273,464,31313,838
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Curaçao41:39,312638
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4101:35,6164,227

The alternate forms: Sandóval (4), Sándoval (3), Sandovál (1) & Sándóvál (1) are calculated separately.

Sandoval (16,263) may also be a first name.

Sandoval Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Sandoval, in Spain.

The latin "sancto-vallis" - holy valley - provides the meaning of this surname. One who dwells in a holy valley.

Castilian name from political subdivision of Villadiego (Burgos), and descended from Count Fernán-González.

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

User-submitted Reference

Portuguese for 'saint of the valley'.

- lgsandoval82

Sandoval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandoval (Arabic: سندوفال, Russian: Сандовал) is most common in Mexico. It can be rendered as a variant: Sandóval, Sándoval, Sandovál or Sándóvál. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandoval? popularity and diffusion

Sandoval is the 629th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,454 people. The last name Sandoval is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sandoval live; 46 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Hispano-North America. Sandoval is also the 43,938th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 16,263 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 288,089 people, or 1 in 431. In Mexico Sandoval is most numerous in: México, where 13 percent are found, Jalisco, where 13 percent are found and Mexico City, where 8 percent are found. Barring Mexico this surname exists in 109 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Colombia, where 9 percent are found.

Sandoval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sandoval has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 7,802 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sandoval Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sandoval last name are 41.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Sandoval earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 61.54% less than the national average, earning €11,550 per year; in Norway they earn 57.71% more than the national average, earning 545,795 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,168 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $22,604,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $37,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $46,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sandoval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sandoval in the Russian language
Сандовалsandoval-
Sandoval in the Arabic language
سندوفالsndwfal-

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Sandoval Reference & Research

Sandoval DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sandoval FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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