Find out where in Spain your surnames are most common by taking advantage of this interesting free interactive map.
The interactive maps They allow us to know exactly certain circumstances. We have already seen the most detailed map of the Milky Way, and others that are even more curious, such as the map that allows you to hear how the streets of your town sound. However, every day there are people who create more interactive maps and share them on the web so that any interested person has the ability to enjoy them, as is the case of the surname map.
There are probably many more people in Spain and other countries who share at least one of your surnames. Depending on the frequency, said surname may be distributed throughout the country, or it may instead only be present in some certain areas. Thanks to the surname diffusion map, you will be able to check precisely where there are more people who share your surnames inside and outside of Spain.
surname map
Discover how your last name is distributed throughout Spain thanks to this interactive map
As we mentioned, the map of the surnames will allow you to discover exactly the places in the country where other people who share your last name appear on the census. In this way, you will be able to see if your last name is quite common or if, on the contrary, it is limited to a certain area of the country.
Thanks to the interactive map of surnames, you will be able to discover the areas where your surname is most present
The way to use the interactive map is quite simple. Once inside the website, In the upper box you must enter one of your last names. When doing this, it’s important that you don’t include tildes even if they are present, otherwise it won’t work. After, by pressing the button Look for will be displayed on the map in question the places where your last name appears more times, shaded in red.
On the bottom you can find some statistics as the specific number of times your last name is repeated. Also, if you want to make it more interesting, in the search box you can also enter two last names. Thus, exact matches of your paternal and maternal last names will be displayed around all of Spain.
surname map
If you wish, you can also access from the bottom page to the maps of surnames from other places in Europe such as Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania or Switzerland. The operation is exactly the same. It also has a rankings section to see the popularity of your last names, and it even has an Android app if you want to check the information at any time directly from your smartphone.