Sanchez Surname

6,713,842People worldwide
203Countries
MexicoMain country (34%)
  1. Surnames of the world
  2. Sanchez

Sanchez is borne by 6,713,842 people across 203 countries. It is most common in Mexico: 2,259,725 bearers, or 34% of the world total.

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The Sanchez surname around the world

The table lists the 203 countries with at least one recorded Sanchez, ranked by number of bearers. After Mexico come Spain (835,693) and Colombia (560,923).

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Map of the Sanchez surname

The map shades each country by how many Sanchez live there: the darker the colour, the more bearers. Unshaded countries have none on record.

Distribution of Sanchez by country

  1. Mexico Mexico (2,259,725)
  2. Spain Spain (835,693)
  3. Colombia Colombia (560,923)
  4. United States United States (473,806)
  5. Venezuela Venezuela (365,567)
  6. Peru Peru (315,853)
  7. Argentina Argentina (308,149)
  8. Ecuador Ecuador (189,402)
  9. Cuba Cuba (171,716)
  10. Philippines Philippines (162,882)
  11. Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (143,348)
  12. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (128,384)
  13. Honduras Honduras (123,918)
  14. Chile Chile (88,017)
  15. Nicaragua Nicaragua (81,152)
  16. Guatemala Guatemala (71,703)
  17. El Salvador El Salvador (71,317)
  18. Panama Panama (69,736)
  19. Costa Rica Costa Rica (66,804)
  20. Bolivia Bolivia (62,592)
  21. France France (48,151)
  22. Paraguay Paraguay (47,031)
  23. Brazil Brazil (20,011)
  24. Uruguay Uruguay (15,167)
  25. Canada Canada (4,735)
  26. England England (2,742)
  27. Germany Germany (2,444)
  28. Belgium Belgium (2,156)
  29. Morocco Morocco (2,043)
  30. Belize Belize (1,962)
  31. Australia Australia (1,648)
  32. Switzerland Switzerland (1,610)
  33. Kenya Kenya (1,180)
  34. Andorra Andorra (1,067)
  35. Portugal Portugal (1,047)
  36. Italy Italy (997)
  37. Netherlands Netherlands (791)
  38. Singapore Singapore (788)
  39. Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (623)
  40. Russia Russia (513)
  41. Algeria Algeria (502)
  42. Guam Guam (465)
  43. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (355)
  44. Japan Japan (292)
  45. Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands (272)
  46. Sweden Sweden (230)
  47. Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (227)
  48. Bahrain Bahrain (191)
  49. Denmark Denmark (147)
  50. Iran Iran (142)
  52. New Caledonia New Caledonia (135)
  53. Tunisia Tunisia (133)
  54. Nigeria Nigeria (124)
  55. Norway Norway (120)
  56. New Zealand New Zealand (118)
  57. South Africa South Africa (116)
  58. Aruba Aruba (116)
  59. Ireland Ireland (111)
  60. Scotland Scotland (109)
  61. Gibraltar Gibraltar (107)
  62. China China (106)
  63. French Polynesia French Polynesia (105)
  64. Jamaica Jamaica (102)
  65. Austria Austria (89)
  66. Israel Israel (89)
  67. United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (81)
  68. Qatar Qatar (74)
  69. Bahamas Bahamas (71)
  70. Malaysia Malaysia (66)
  71. Finland Finland (62)
  72. Greece Greece (62)
  73. Kuwait Kuwait (56)
  74. Senegal Senegal (55)
  75. Brunei Brunei (50)
  76. Czech Republic Czech Republic (49)
  77. Indonesia Indonesia (48)
  78. U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands (45)
  79. Poland Poland (45)
  80. India India (45)
  81. Belarus Belarus (44)
  82. Thailand Thailand (40)
  83. Wales Wales (39)
  84. Mozambique Mozambique (36)
  85. Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (36)
  86. Madagascar Madagascar (36)
  87. Afghanistan Afghanistan (33)
  88. Hong Kong Hong Kong (33)
  89. Malta Malta (30)
  90. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (29)
  91. Estonia Estonia (27)
  92. Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (26)
  93. Hungary Hungary (25)
  94. Moldova Moldova (24)
  95. Luxembourg Luxembourg (23)
  96. Haiti Haiti (23)
  97. Botswana Botswana (22)
  98. Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (22)
  99. American Samoa American Samoa (22)
  100. Iraq Iraq (21)
  101. Iceland Iceland (20)
  103. Turkey Turkey (20)
  104. South Korea South Korea (19)
  105. Latvia Latvia (18)
  106. Jordan Jordan (14)
  107. Vietnam Vietnam (13)
  108. Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (13)
  109. Slovenia Slovenia (12)
  110. Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (12)
  111. Monaco Monaco (12)
  112. Saint Lucia Saint Lucia (11)
  113. Benin Benin (11)
  114. Angola Angola (10)
  115. Ghana Ghana (10)
  116. Guyana Guyana (10)
  117. Bermuda Bermuda (10)
  118. Egypt Egypt (10)
  119. Togo Togo (9)
  120. Cambodia Cambodia (8)
  121. Lebanon Lebanon (8)
  122. Cape Verde Cape Verde (8)
  123. Macao Macao (7)
  124. Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (7)
  125. Armenia Armenia (7)
  126. Cameroon Cameroon (7)
  127. Croatia Croatia (7)
  128. Marshall Islands Marshall Islands (7)
  129. Albania Albania (6)
  130. Grenada Grenada (6)
  131. Cyprus Cyprus (6)
  132. Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (6)
  133. Jersey Jersey (5)
  134. British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (5)
  135. Nothern Ireland Nothern Ireland (5)
  136. Montenegro Montenegro (5)
  137. Taiwan Taiwan (5)
  138. Tanzania Tanzania (5)
  139. Fiji Fiji (4)
  140. Mongolia Mongolia (4)
  141. Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (4)
  142. Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo (4)
  143. Seychelles Seychelles (4)
  144. Anguilla Anguilla (4)
  145. Sudan Sudan (4)
  146. Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (4)
  147. Liberia Liberia (4)
  148. Chad Chad (4)
  149. Oman Oman (4)
  150. Bulgaria Bulgaria (4)
  151. Saint Martin Saint Martin (4)
  152. Ethiopia Ethiopia (4)
  154. Romania Romania (3)
  155. Gabon Gabon (3)
  156. Comoros Comoros (3)
  157. Georgia Georgia (3)
  158. Niger Niger (3)
  159. Gambia Gambia (3)
  160. Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (3)
  161. Tajikistan Tajikistan (3)
  162. Mali Mali (2)
  163. Micronesia Micronesia (2)
  164. Serbia Serbia (2)
  165. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
  166. Namibia Namibia (2)
  167. Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (2)
  168. Nepal Nepal (2)
  169. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
  170. Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (2)
  171. Lithuania Lithuania (2)
  172. Bangladesh Bangladesh (2)
  173. Libya Libya (2)
  174. Uganda Uganda (1)
  175. Bhutan Bhutan (1)
  176. Myanmar Myanmar (1)
  177. Rwanda Rwanda (1)
  178. Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
  179. Mauritius Mauritius (1)
  180. Central African Republic Central African Republic (1)
  181. Maldives Maldives (1)
  182. Solomon Islands Solomon Islands (1)
  183. Vanuatu Vanuatu (1)
  184. Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
  185. Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna (1)
  186. Yemen Yemen (1)
  187. Zambia Zambia (1)
  188. Slovakia Slovakia (1)
  189. San Marino San Marino (1)
  190. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (1)
  191. Somalia Somalia (1)
  192. Suriname Suriname (1)
  193. Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe (1)
  194. Niue Niue (1)
  195. Barbados Barbados (1)
  196. Djibouti Djibouti (1)
  197. Dominica Dominica (1)
  198. East Timor East Timor (1)
  199. Burundi Burundi (1)
  200. Pakistan Pakistan (1)
  201. Isle of Man Isle of Man (1)
  202. Eritrea Eritrea (1)
  203. Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1)
  204. Other territories (58)

Distribution of Sanchez by continent

North America
3,669,382
33 countries
South America
1,972,727
13 countries
Europe
895,773
44 countries
Asia
165,796
45 countries
Africa
4,423
46 countries
Oceania
2,788
15 countries

Most common surnames in Mexico

Hernandez · Garcia · Martinez · Lopez · Gonzalez · Perez · Rodriguez · Sanchez · Ramirez · Cruz — Mexico →

Sanchez outside Mexico

Sanchez ranks #8 in Mexican surnames in the United States.

Surnames similar to Sanchez

These share a phonetic root with Sanchez. The closest spellings come first.

  1. Sanches
  2. Sanchiz
  3. Sances
  4. Sánchez
  5. Sanchis
  6. Sinsaez
  7. Sancak
  8. Sanges
  9. Suances
  10. Senchuk
  11. Sanchez Gil
  12. Sanahujes
  13. Sancasto
  14. Sancakli
  15. Sanchez Cid
  16. Sanchez Rey
  17. Sanchez Ros
  18. Sanchez Oro
  19. Smyczek
  20. Siancas
  21. Sancosmed
  22. Sangucho
  23. Sanguesa
  24. Sanjose
  25. Sanjuas
  26. Sanjust
  27. Semchuk
  28. Senciuc
  29. Suanzes
  30. Songiso
  31. Sonseca
  32. Shangase
  33. Saengsuk
  34. San-Jose
  35. Sanjusto
  36. Simsek
  37. Sansixto
  38. Sansoucy
  39. Sansuste
  40. Sanchez Paus

Frequently asked questions about Sanchez surname

In which country is the Sanchez surname most common?

The Sanchez surname is most common in Mexico with 2,259,725 registered people.

In how many countries is the Sanchez surname found?

The Sanchez surname is found in 203 different countries around the world.

How many people have the Sanchez surname?

According to our records, approximately 6,713,842 people have the Sanchez surname worldwide.

Is there a distribution map for the Sanchez surname?

Yes, we have an interactive map showing the geographic distribution of the Sanchez surname across the 203 countries where it is registered.

Are there surnames similar to Sanchez?

Yes, there are several surnames with similar sound or spelling to Sanchez. You can see the full list of similar surnames on this page.

Famous people with the surname Sanchez

Mark Sanchez
1986 · Footballer
Kiele Sanchez
1977 · Actor
Diego Sanchez
1981 · Martial artist
Aarón Sanchez
1976 · Chef
Tyra Sanchez
1988 · Queen
Loretta Sanchez
1960 · Politician
Jessica Sanchez
1995 · Actor
Claudio Sanchez
1978 · Singer
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The figures are estimates from third-party compilations, not official statistics or an exact count; in countries with small samples they are best read as an order of magnitude.

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