Virgen Surname
Approximately 21,272 people bear this surname
Virgen Surname User-submission:
Virgen is a religious surname, the result of a rebellion of a group of slaves trying to emancipate themselves by changing their surname. Virgen was chosen due to religious (Catholic) beliefs.
Virgen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 16,735 | 1:7,417 | 849 |
| United States | 2,542 | 1:142,588 | 14,788 |
| Dominican Republic | 809 | 1:12,896 | 988 |
| Colombia | 808 | 1:59,126 | 2,798 |
| Philippines | 114 | 1:888,055 | 80,963 |
| Venezuela | 85 | 1:355,342 | 7,661 |
| Spain | 59 | 1:792,407 | 32,853 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Virgen (16,093) may also be a first name.
Virgen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Virgen is a religious surname, the result of a rebellion of a group of slaves trying to emancipate themselves by changing their surname. Virgen was chosen due to religious (Catholic) beliefs.
- mich.mvhVirgen Demographics
Average Virgen Salary in
United States
$35,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Virgen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Virgen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Virgen is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Virgen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,362nd most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 342,589 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Virgen are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 44,249th most widespread given name in the world, held by 16,093 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 16,735 people, or 1 in 7,417. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 29 percent reside, Nayarit, where 18 percent reside and Colima, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Mexico this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent reside.
Virgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Virgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Virgen surname expanded 11,555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Virgen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Virgen last name are 41.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Virgen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $24,714,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 16.77% less than the national average, earning $35,912 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Virgen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis