Zaragoza Surname

5,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Zaragoza Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the name of a city in Spain, with more of 600.000 citizens.

In Spain the Jews were obligated to accept Christianity and had to take Spanish names and surnames. Many of them took the name of the city where they lived.

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Zaragoza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico62,2871:1,993283
United States14,6091:24,8113,118
Spain10,4641:4,468558
Philippines7,9161:12,7891,326
Argentina4,0101:10,6591,006
France1,4371:46,2235,933
Venezuela1,4291:21,1371,504
Paraguay1,0201:7,095487
Cuba4521:25,4931,432
Peru3381:94,0366,162
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Chile851:207,2536,537
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Uruguay671:51,2205,686
El Salvador501:126,8781,772
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
England411:1,358,97760,528
Ecuador341:467,81910,566
Australia321:843,61652,533
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Puerto Rico181:197,2302,191
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Guam161:10,0081,526
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Zaragozá (66), Zaragozà (3), Záragoza (1) & Zaragozä (1) are calculated separately.

Zaragoza (2,038) may also be a first name.

Zaragoza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the name of a city in Spain, with more of 600.000 citizens.

In Spain the Jews were obligated to accept Christianity and had to take Spanish names and surnames. Many of them took the name of the city where they lived. Another answer its that the surname was given to orphans in the city.

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Zaragoza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaragoza (Russian: Зарагоза) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Zaragozá, Zaragozà, Záragoza or Zaragozä. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaragoza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zaragoza is the 5,387th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 69,209 people. The last name Zaragoza occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Zaragoza are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 167,145th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 2,038 people.

This last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 62,287 people, or 1 in 1,993. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Jalisco, where 16 percent are found, México, where 15 percent are found and Michoacán, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Mexico it exists in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.

Zaragoza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zaragoza has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zaragoza last name grew 730,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zaragoza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zaragoza last name are 41.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.01% being registered with the party.

The amount Zaragoza earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 31.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,585 per year; in United States they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $38,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $48,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zaragoza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaragoza in the Russian language
Зарагозаzaragoza-

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