Zamorano Surname

9,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Zamorano Surname Definition:

Surname derived from the surname Zamora (see), or from the province or city of that name.

Relates to the Arabic "zamr" meaning a musical instrument.

Basque name from Marquina (Vizcaya).

See Samora.

Zamorano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21,6861:5,724710
Chile16,9641:1,038219
Spain7,6811:6,087758
Argentina3,9311:10,8731,020
United States2,9751:121,83512,997
Bolivia2,2221:4,778675
Colombia1,2391:38,5592,193
Ecuador3811:41,7484,360
Panama3041:12,8691,048
Brazil2491:859,73631,019
Venezuela1181:255,9676,291
Philippines1051:964,17484,481
Peru971:327,67111,729
France961:691,90387,871
Canada551:669,92054,285
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Zamorano (92) may also be a first name.

Zamorano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surname derived from the surname Zamora (see), or from the province or city of that name.

Relates to the Arabic "zamr" meaning a musical instrument.

Basque name from Marquina (Vizcaya).

See Samora.

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

Zamorano Last Name Facts

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

Zamorano is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zamorano.

How Common Is The Last Name Zamorano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,674th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 124,776 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Zamorano are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 992,070th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 92 people.

The surname Zamorano is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 21,686 people, or 1 in 5,724. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Chiapas, where 13 percent live, México, where 13 percent live and Sonora, where 9 percent live. Besides Mexico it exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 29 percent live and Spain, where 13 percent live.

Zamorano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zamorano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zamorano surname increased 29,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zamorano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zamorano last name are 2.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zamorano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning 341,326 kr per year; in Peru they earn 153.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,075 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $25,919,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.43% less than the national average, earning $34,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.06% less than the national average, earning $42,203 CAD per year.

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