Zambrano Surname

1,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Zambrano Surname Definition:

One who came from Zambrano (place of the Moorish festival; sailor's place), in Spain.

Found as name of village near Vitoria. Derived from Spanish "zambra" which is from Arabic "zamra" meaning Moorish festival.

"Zambrana" comes from the Arabic "zamr" meaning a musical instrument.

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Zambrano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador166,9921:953
Venezuela118,7211:25443
Colombia67,9011:704142
Mexico35,0001:3,546482
Peru17,8681:1,779297
United States14,0941:25,7173,239
Spain11,9161:3,923486
Chile11,6211:1,516300
Honduras7,7081:1,144242
Argentina6,0841:7,026704
Philippines4,2261:23,9563,167
Panama4,1501:943175
Cuba1,9161:6,014655
Brazil1,1571:185,0257,156
Bolivia5111:20,7761,685
Dominican Republic5081:20,5371,355
Guatemala5021:32,0371,917
El Salvador4601:13,791787
Nicaragua3401:17,709933
Italy2721:224,84131,281
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Costa Rica2311:20,693728
England891:626,04636,944
Aruba791:1,310182
France761:873,983102,402
Australia631:428,50333,982
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Finland61:916,11741,832
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tonga11:107,313791
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Zambraño (3) are calculated separately.

Zambrano (138) may also be a first name.

Zambrano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Zambrano (place of the Moorish festival; sailor's place), in Spain.

Found as name of village near Vitoria. Derived from Spanish "zambra" which is from Arabic "zamra" meaning Moorish festival.

"Zambrana" comes from the Arabic "zamr" meaning a musical instrument. The broader meaning would be Moorish music or dance of the Moors. This would refer to a place of Moorish fiestas.

A Basque name from the parish of Santa María de Zambrana (Guipúzcoa). One branch went to Andalusia.

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

User-submitted Reference

Zanbranako is a surname given to a man who lived on a steep summit. It originated in 1056 in Burgos, Spain and they were given land in Zambrana, Spain.

- itzcoatzin

Zambrano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zambrano (Arabic: زامبرانو, Russian: Замбрано) has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It can also be rendered as: Zambraño. Click here for other possible spellings of Zambrano.

How Common Is The Last Name Zambrano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,128th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,400 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Zambrano are found; 82 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 787,636th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 138 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Ecuador, where it is held by 166,992 people, or 1 in 95. In Ecuador it is mostly concentrated in: Manabí Province, where 44 percent live, Guayas Province, where 21 percent live and Los Ríos Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Ecuador Zambrano exists in 84 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 25 percent live and Colombia, where 14 percent live.

Zambrano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zambrano has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Zambrano last name grew 8,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zambrano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zambrano last name are 43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.23% registered with the party.

The amount Zambrano earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 10.98% less than the national average, earning €26,733 per year; in Peru they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,105 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $20,982,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $46,939 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zambraño963/
Zambraano9413/
Zambrrano945/
Zaambrano943/
Zambranno942/
Zambreano941/
Zambraino941/
Zambrana8842,801/
Zambrono8819/
Zombrano889/
Ciambrano8224/
Zambranaa821/
Zambrona75928/
Zambraña751/
Zombrana751/
Zambrogna711/
Combrana631/
Chambrona591/

Zambrano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zambrano in the Russian language
Замбраноzambrano-
Zambrano in the Arabic language
زامبرانوzambranw-

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