Most common surnames in Paraguay

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Paraguay, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Gonzalez	270.526	6.2%
2	Benitez	197.477	4.5%
3	Martinez	168.457	3.8%
4	Lopez	128.194	2.9%
5	Gimenez	92.875	2.1%
6	Vera	86.454	2%
7	Duarte	83.354	1.9%
8	Ramirez	82.149	1.9%
9	Villalba	81.393	1.9%
10	Fernandez	79.698	1.8%
11	Gomez	73.371	1.7%
12	Rojas	71.803	1.6%
13	Acosta	71.621	1.6%
14	Ortiz	68.577	1.6%
15	Caceres	66.319	1.5%
16	Rodriguez	63.321	1.4%
17	Ruiz	62.872	1.4%
18	Nuñez	61.993	1.4%
19	Ayala	59.455	1.4%
20	Baez	57.849	1.3%
21	Cabrera	54.993	1.3%
22	Galeano	54.956	1.3%
23	Ferreira	54.187	1.2%
24	Romero	52.620	1.2%
25	Franco	51.016	1.2%
26	Sosa	50.526	1.2%
27	Torres	50.198	1.1%
28	Espinola	50.115	1.1%
29	Cardozo	49.916	1.1%
30	Britez	49.891	1.1%

31	Caballero	48.973	1.1%
32	Medina	48.687	1.1%
33	Sanchez	47.031	1.1%
34	Diaz	44.982	1%
35	Aquino	44.775	1%
36	Pereira	43.200	1%
37	Bogado	42.055	1%
38	Amarilla	41.426	0.9%
39	Jara	40.022	0.9%
40	Garcia	38.503	0.9%
41	Escobar	38.053	0.9%
42	Vazquez	37.147	0.8%
43	Paredes	36.965	0.8%
44	Sanabria	36.495	0.8%
45	Velazquez	35.335	0.8%
46	Mendoza	34.260	0.8%
47	Barrios	33.640	0.8%
48	Coronel	33.034	0.8%
49	Ojeda	31.842	0.7%
50	Portillo	31.638	0.7%
51	Colman	31.333	0.7%
52	Rolon	30.761	0.7%
53	Dominguez	29.976	0.7%
54	Riveros	29.872	0.7%
55	Centurion	29.335	0.7%
56	Aguero	28.409	0.6%
57	Silva	28.236	0.6%
58	Perez	27.389	0.6%
59	Peralta	27.366	0.6%
60	Rios	26.900	0.6%

61	Figueredo	26.375	0.6%
62	Fleitas	26.044	0.6%
63	Lezcano	25.785	0.6%
64	Meza	25.770	0.6%
65	Godoy	25.546	0.6%
66	Alvarez	25.218	0.6%
67	Avalos	24.880	0.6%
68	Valdez	24.716	0.6%
69	Melgarejo	24.285	0.6%
70	Salinas	23.869	0.5%
71	Gamarra	23.804	0.5%
72	Barreto	23.747	0.5%
73	Morel	23.633	0.5%
74	Cantero	23.439	0.5%
75	Candia	22.215	0.5%
76	Florentin	22.156	0.5%
77	Estigarribia	21.585	0.5%
78	Recalde	21.531	0.5%
79	Aguilera	21.349	0.5%
80	Arce	21.234	0.5%
81	Cristaldo	20.904	0.5%
82	Olmedo	20.506	0.5%
83	Cañete	20.469	0.5%
84	Garcete	20.128	0.5%
85	Insfran	20.083	0.5%
86	Chavez	19.872	0.5%
87	Rivas	19.827	0.5%
88	Mendez	19.730	0.4%
89	Ortega	19.710	0.4%
90	Alvarenga	19.700	0.4%

91	Santacruz	19.484	0.4%
92	Vargas	19.471	0.4%
93	Morinigo	19.176	0.4%
94	Leguizamon	19.012	0.4%
95	Acuña	18.707	0.4%
96	Segovia	18.647	0.4%
97	Fariña	18.449	0.4%
98	Zarate	18.280	0.4%
99	Ocampos	18.138	0.4%
100	Roman	18.088	0.4%

View world surname ranking →

FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Paraguay?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Paraguay is Gonzalez, with 270.526. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Paraguay?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Paraguay. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

How often is this data updated?

The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.

View rarest → View exclusive →

Search for a surname