Most common surnames in Puerto Rico

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Puerto Rico

Sanchez
#1
2.776.231
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Puerto Rico, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Rivera
114.777
2
Sanchez
128.384
1
Diaz
107.640
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Sanchez 128.384
4.6%
2 Rivera 114.777
4.1%
3 Diaz 107.640
3.9%
4 Rodriguez 102.137
3.7%
5 Narvaez 70.764
2.5%
6 Burgos 68.522
2.5%
7 Colon 64.692
2.3%
8 Vazquez 62.659
2.3%
9 Ramos 60.232
2.2%
10 Ortiz 60.231
2.2%
11 Morales 56.574
2%
12 Betancourt 53.974
1.9%
13 Cruz 52.117
1.9%
14 Santiago 51.371
1.9%
15 Reyes 48.780
1.8%
16 Perez 48.461
1.7%
17 Agosto 47.860
1.7%
18 Carrasquillo 47.847
1.7%
19 Garcia 45.599
1.6%
20 Ortega 45.420
1.6%
21 Torres 44.349
1.6%
22 Canales 44.253
1.6%
23 Vega 44.144
1.6%
24 Ayala 41.165
1.5%
25 Gonzalez 40.474
1.5%
26 Menendez 37.881
1.4%
27 Martinez 35.396
1.3%
28 Lopez 34.210
1.2%
29 Hernandez 34.156
1.2%
30 Rosa 34.061
1.2%
31 Merced 33.855
1.2%
32 Pagan 33.598
1.2%
33 Valentin 32.870
1.2%
34 Delgado 32.783
1.2%
35 Velez 32.249
1.2%
36 Quiñones 29.387
1.1%
37 Malave 27.512
1%
38 Rosado 26.452
1%
39 Ogando 24.658
0.9%
40 Pastrana 23.911
0.9%
41 Sierra 23.623
0.9%
42 Acevedo 23.386
0.8%
43 Sanabria 22.693
0.8%
44 Soler 21.291
0.8%
45 Velazquez 20.997
0.8%
46 Caballero 20.418
0.7%
47 Panet 20.264
0.7%
48 Ruiz 19.523
0.7%
49 Marrero 19.216
0.7%
50 Bordelies 19.097
0.7%
51 Potter 19.068
0.7%
52 Nieves 18.810
0.7%
53 Soto 18.047
0.7%
54 Miranda 16.212
0.6%
55 Arroyo 15.352
0.6%
56 Roman 14.472
0.5%
57 Ramirez 14.410
0.5%
58 Melendez 14.099
0.5%
59 Cintron 13.864
0.5%
60 Lugo 13.762
0.5%
61 Robles 13.255
0.5%
62 Mojica 13.115
0.5%
63 Santos 13.038
0.5%
64 Avila 12.984
0.5%
65 Jimenez 12.666
0.5%
66 Figueroa 12.635
0.5%
67 Solis 12.499
0.5%
68 Berrios 12.193
0.4%
69 Negron 12.146
0.4%
70 Aponte 12.073
0.4%
71 Vargas 11.815
0.4%
72 Serrano 10.878
0.4%
73 Bruno 10.407
0.4%
74 Medina 10.352
0.4%
75 Guzman 10.332
0.4%
76 Ferrer 10.209
0.4%
77 Muñiz 10.202
0.4%
78 Abreu 9.992
0.4%
79 Montes 9.793
0.4%
80 Castillo 9.592
0.3%
81 Mercado 9.332
0.3%
82 Maldonado 9.111
0.3%
83 De jesus 9.008
0.3%
84 Espinosa 8.787
0.3%
85 Montañez 8.560
0.3%
86 Bibiloni 8.491
0.3%
87 Lebron 7.839
0.3%
88 Matos 7.785
0.3%
89 Echevarria 7.767
0.3%
90 Del valle 7.658
0.3%
91 Mendez 7.323
0.3%
92 Baez 7.317
0.3%
93 Quinones 7.274
0.3%
94 Gutierrez 6.782
0.2%
95 Mendin 6.769
0.2%
96 Ocasio 6.728
0.2%
97 Alicea 6.633
0.2%
98 Collazo 6.343
0.2%
99 Bobe 6.318
0.2%
100 Fontanez 6.221
0.2%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Puerto Rico?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Puerto Rico is Sanchez, with 128.384. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Puerto Rico?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Puerto Rico. 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.
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