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These are the lists of the most common Spanish surnames in Spain, Mexico, Hispanophone Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), and other Latin American countries. The surnames for each section are listed in numerically descending order, or from most popular to least popular.
Surnames of Sephardic origin (100 P) Pages in category "Spanish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,074 total.
In Spain, instead, almost everyone is González, Fernández, Pérez, Hernández, etc. So, it's no surprise that Spanish surnames make the top 100 of the ranking. However, if you look at a telephone directory in Argentina, most people have Italian surnames. Look at the newest football players in the Argentine national team, for example.
Martínez is a widely spread surname (among other European surnames) due in large part to the global influence of the Spanish culture on territories and colonies in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Likewise, due to emigration throughout Europe, Martínez is relatively common in countries neighboring or near Spain, such as: Andorra, Portugal ...
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This month, the United States Census Bureau released its list of 'Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census' -- and a new trend became obvious. Census: 3 Hispanic surnames now among top ...
García is the most common surname in Spain (where 3.32% of the population is named García) [15] and also the second most common surname in Mexico. In the 1990 United States Census, Garcia was the 18th most reported surname, accounting for 0.25% of the population. [16] It has become more common since then, jumping to eighth place in 2000. [17]
The list of most common surnames in Paraguay, reflected in the national voters register, shows the influence of Castilian Spanish in the Paraguayan society. Eight of the top 11 surnames end with "ez", the distinctive suffix of Castilian family names.