Yrigoyen Surname

226,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Yrigoyen Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Basque origin, a variant of the surname Hirigoyen.

Yrigoyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela4901:61,6412,802
United States4261:850,84364,837
Peru3431:92,6656,119
Mexico1751:709,29310,901
Argentina1521:281,20722,595
Paraguay751:96,4902,285
Ecuador341:467,81910,566
Nicaragua291:207,6242,574
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England11:55,718,059489,080
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Yrigoyen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Basque origin, a variant of the surname Hirigoyen.

- midorinomizu

Yrigoyen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yrigoyen is more commonly found in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yrigoyen.

How Common Is The Last Name Yrigoyen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 226,928th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Yrigoyen reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 27 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most prevalent in Venezuela, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 61,641. In Venezuela it is most prevalent in: Carabobo, where 49 percent are found, Anzoátegui, where 21 percent are found and Aragua, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Venezuela this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Peru, where 19 percent are found.

Yrigoyen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yrigoyen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yrigoyen last name expanded 3,277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yrigoyen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yrigoyen last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yrigoyen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 147.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,909 per year and in United States they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $49,730 USD per year.

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