Family name Duran (Duran 
, دوران 
, Durán 
, among others...) , throughout the world, is a widespread cognomen. The last name Duran is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly El Salvador, where it is a common surname, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Mexico, Turkey, and Colombia. Much less frequently, Duran is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Duran | Colombia, Philippines, United States, Mexico, Turkey |
| دوران | Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia |
| Durán | Colombia, Philippines, Venezuela, United States, Mexico |
| 杜兰 | China |
| Дуран | Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Russia, Armenia |
| デュラン | Japan |
| דוראן | Israel |
| profiat duran Catalan philosopher, AD (b. 1350) |
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| salomon duran rabbi, DZ (b. 1400) |
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| thomas duran author (1401-1600) (b. 1401) |
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| zemah ben solomon duran Algerian rabbi (15th century), grandson of the Rashbats (b. 1440) |
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| eudald mas i duran Spanish military personnel, ES (b. 1700) |
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| antoni puig duran Spanish priest (1728-1773), ES (b. 1728) |
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| josep duran Catalan composer, ES (b. 1730) |
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| gabriel duran Spanish painter, ES (b. 1747) |
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| jean marie gabriel duran French politician (1772-1850), FR (b. 1772) |
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toribi duran i garrigolas ES (b. 1814) |
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| narciso duran Spanish missionary (1776-1846) (b. 1776) |
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| llucià casadevall i duran ES (b. 1785) |
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manuel duran i ventosa Spanish physician (1862-1909), ES (b. 1862) |
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lluis duran i ventosa Spanish politician, jurist and lawyer (1870-1954), ES (b. 1870) |
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manuel duran i duran ES (b. 1863) |
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