Gijon

loc · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Gijon is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Spain than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • ESSpain1 in 15K(measured from records)
  • ARArgentina1 in 150K
  • CLChile≈1 in 401K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Spain (measured from records)

3,237 people

Sources
99 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 15K (inferred from the name graph)

Spain

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

Locally spelled Gijón in CL Chile.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Gijon counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Gijon is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
ES Spain3,2371 in 15K3.2KGijon96
US United States4701 in 708K470Gijon99
AR Argentina3031 in 150K303Gijon29
FR France≈59 est.≈1 in 1.1M7—2
BR Brazil481 in 4.4M48Gijon25
CL Chile≈45 est.≈1 in 401K—Gijón16
CH Switzerland≈9 est.≈1 in 948K—Gijon2

3,237 people counted by INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Gijon is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Gijón

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Gijón

  • Arabic name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania

    Also written Gijón

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1400160018002000Gjin Gazulli, b. 1400Gjon Kastrioti II, b. 1456Gjon Buzuku, b. 1499Gjon Muzaka, b. 1510Gjon Nikollë Kazazi, b. 1702Gjon Markagjoni, b. 1888Gjon Mili, b. 1904Gjon Delhusa, b. 1953Gjon's Tears, b. 1998
  • Gjin Gazullib. 1400ALnot in their usual nameAlbanian friar, scholar and diplomat
  • Gjon Kastrioti IIb. 1456ALnot in their usual nameAlbanian prince
  • Gjon Buzukub. 1499MEnot in their usual nameAlbanian translator
  • Gjon Muzakab. 1510not in their usual nameAlbanian noble
  • Gjon Nikollë Kazazib. 1702ALnot in their usual nameRoman Catholic archbishop
  • Gjon Markagjonib. 1888ALnot in their usual nameAlbanian clan chieftain and Axis collaborator (1888–1966)
  • Gjon Milib. 1904USnot in their usual nameAmerican photographer born in Albania (1904-1984)
  • Gjon Delhusab. 1953HUnot in their usual nameHungarian composer
  • Gjon's Tearsb. 1998CHnot in their usual nameSwiss singer
  • Gjon ZenebishiALnot in their usual nameRuler of Epirus

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 13 sources across 8 countries.

Official registers attesting Gijon
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
ES SpainINE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal)—3.2K#1,591
ES SpainINE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)—3.2K#1,591
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010470#45,495
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020442#51,004
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national)—303—
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000271#67,936
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—48#107,840
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19917—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19717—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19617—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19816—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19514—

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

In which country does Gijon have the most bearers?
In Spain, the national register counted about 3.2 thousand people named Gijon, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled gijon.
Where is Gijon most common?
Gijon is densest in Spain, where the national register counts about 1 in 15 thousand people carrying it.
How common is the name Gijon?
In Spain, the national register counted 3,237 people named Gijon, about 1 in 15 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gijon”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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