Guatemalan Last Name Generator

Spanish and Maya surnames found in Guatemala

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Browse 500 surnames found in Guatemala, one per entry: the Spanish core from López and Morales to Mazariegos and Gramajo, Maya surnames such as Caal (Q'eqchi'), Tum (K'iche'), Otzoy (Kaqchikel) and Chavajay (Tz'utujil), and immigrant family names like Dieseldorff.

About Guatemalan last names

A Guatemalan carries two surnames, the father's first and then the mother's, so every entry here is one building block: López Morales, Tzul Batz, Caal Choc. This page lists 500 surnames by themselves, where the Guatemalan name generator deals full names.

The Spanish core is led by López, García, Morales, Hernández and Pérez, followed by names that sound like home to Guatemalans and are scarce elsewhere: Mazariegos, Gramajo, Monterroso, Barillas, Sagastume, Samayoa. Beside them stand the Maya surnames that mark the country. A language in parentheses shows the community a surname is best known from, as in Caal (Q'eqchi'), Tum (K'iche'), Otzoy (Kaqchikel) and Chavajay (Tz'utujil). A surname shared by several communities, such as Tzul or Chen, carries no label.

Three smaller groups finish the list. In the towns of northern Huehuetenango, Spanish given names became family names generations ago, which is why Juan, Pascual and Mateo appear here as surnames. German families who came for the coffee trade in the late nineteenth century left names like Dieseldorff and Sapper in Alta Verapaz, and Cayetano and Ellington are Garifuna families of Livingston on the Caribbean coast. Accents and apostrophes are kept as Guatemalans write them.

How to choose Guatemalan last names

  • Give a Guatemalan character two surnames, the father's first and then the mother's: Gramajo Mazariegos, Tzul Velásquez, Caal Pop. Everyday speech usually keeps only the first.
  • Match a Maya surname to the region. Caal, Choc and Tiul suit Cobán and the Verapaz lowlands, Tum and Batz the K'iche' highlands of Quiché and Totonicapán, Otzoy and Sotz the Kaqchikel towns of Chimaltenango, and Chavajay and Sosof the shore of Lake Atitlán.
  • For an entry with parentheses, use the part before them. The label names a language community, not a second surname.
  • Keep the accents. Quemé, Xicará and Tzunún are stressed on the last syllable, Bámaca and Súchite on the first, and the mark is part of the name.
  • Do not read a person's background from one surname. Many families pair a Maya surname with a Spanish one, and Spanish surnames are carried by Maya and Ladino families alike.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common last names in Guatemala?

López, García, Morales, Hernández, Pérez, González and Ramírez are among the most widespread, and all of them are in the list. Mazariegos, Marroquín, Gramajo and Monterroso are also everyday names in Guatemala while being much rarer in most other Spanish-speaking countries.

What are Maya last names in Guatemala?

They are family names that come from the Mayan languages, and they differ by language area. The list has Caal, Choc and Pop from Q'eqchi' families, Tum, Batz and Coyoy from K'iche' families, Otzoy, Cumes and Sotz from Kaqchikel families and Chavajay and Reanda from Tz'utujil families. The entries are surnames that families carry today, not words taken from the Maya calendar or the names of ancient rulers.

Why are Juan, Pascual and Mateo in a list of last names?

In the Q'anjob'al, Chuj and Akateko towns of northern Huehuetenango, Spanish given names became family names generations ago, so a person can be called Pascual Mateo Francisco. The same habit turns up in other highland towns. The list includes a small share of these surnames, among them Juan, Francisco, Tomás, Miguel and Lucas.

How reliable are the language labels?

The list was de-duplicated and screened for filler, and it was not checked by speakers of the Mayan languages. A label is given where a surname is widely associated with one language community and left off where it is shared or unclear. Families move and marry across those lines, so treat a label as a starting point; a surname never proves anyone's identity or ancestry.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 33 names

  • Abularach
  • Aceituno
  • Aguaré
  • Aguilar
  • Ailón
  • Ajanel
  • Ajcot (Tz'utujil)
  • Ajpacajá (K'iche')
  • Ajpop
  • Ajsivinac (Kaqchikel)
  • Ajtujal (Tz'utujil)
  • Ajtún
  • Ajú (Kaqchikel)
  • Ajxup (K'iche')
  • Alonzo
  • Alvarado
  • Álvarez
  • Ambrocio
  • Anay (Ixil)
  • Andrés
  • Apén (Kaqchikel)
  • Aquino
  • Arévalo
  • Argueta
  • Arriaza
  • Arriola
  • Arzú
  • Asencio
  • Asicona (Ixil)
  • Asig (Q'eqchi')
  • Asturias
  • Aycinena
  • Azurdia

B: 26 names

  • Ba (Q'eqchi')
  • Bac (Q'eqchi')
  • Baltazar
  • Bámaca (Mam)
  • Baquiax (K'iche')
  • Barahona
  • Barillas
  • Barreno
  • Barrientos
  • Barrios
  • Bartolo
  • Batres
  • Batz (K'iche')
  • Beb (Q'eqchi')
  • Beltetón
  • Beltranena
  • Berganza
  • Berger
  • Bernárdez
  • Bixcul (Kaqchikel)
  • Boror (Kaqchikel)
  • Boteo
  • Botzoc (Q'eqchi')
  • Bran
  • Brito
  • Búcaro

C: 81 names

  • Caal (Q'eqchi')
  • Caba (Ixil)
  • Cabrera
  • Cahuec (Achi)
  • Cajbón (Q'eqchi')
  • Cal
  • Calel (K'iche')
  • Calgua (K'iche')
  • Calmo (Mam)
  • Cambranes
  • Camey (Kaqchikel)
  • Camposeco
  • Canahuí
  • Canil (K'iche')
  • Canú (Kaqchikel)
  • Carías
  • Carreto
  • Castillo
  • Catú (Kaqchikel)
  • Cayetano
  • Cermeño
  • Cerna
  • Cetino
  • Ceto (Ixil)
  • Chacach (Kaqchikel)
  • Chaclán (K'iche')
  • Chajón
  • Chalí (Kaqchikel)
  • Chavajay (Tz'utujil)
  • Chávez
  • Chayax (Itza)
  • Che
  • Chen
  • Chex (Kaqchikel)
  • Chicol (Kaqchikel)
  • Chilel (Mam)
  • Chinchilla
  • Chipir (Tz'utujil)
  • Chiquin
  • Chirix (Kaqchikel)

C, continued

  • Chiroy (Kaqchikel)
  • Chitic
  • Choc (Q'eqchi')
  • Chocooj (Q'eqchi')
  • Cholom (Q'eqchi')
  • Cholotío (Tz'utujil)
  • Chox (K'iche')
  • Chub (Q'eqchi')
  • Chumil (Kaqchikel)
  • Chun
  • Cifuentes
  • Cinto
  • Cobo
  • Coc (Q'eqchi')
  • Coché (Tz'utujil)
  • Cohuoj (Itza)
  • Cojtí (Kaqchikel)
  • Cojulún (K'iche')
  • Colaj (Kaqchikel)
  • Colindres
  • Coloch (Achi)
  • Corado
  • Cordón
  • Coroy
  • Cosiguá (Kaqchikel)
  • Cotí
  • Coy
  • Coyoy (K'iche')
  • Cruz
  • Cuc (Q'eqchi')
  • Cucul (Q'eqchi')
  • Culán (Tz'utujil)
  • Cumatz
  • Cumes (Kaqchikel)
  • Curruchich (Kaqchikel)
  • Cus (Q'eqchi')
  • Cutzal (Kaqchikel)
  • Cux
  • Cuxil (Kaqchikel)
  • Cuxum (Achi)
  • Cuyún

D: 12 names

  • Dardón
  • De León
  • De Paz
  • Del Águila
  • Del Cid
  • Díaz
  • Diego
  • Dieseldorff
  • Domingo
  • Donis
  • Duarte
  • Dubón

E: 8 names

  • Ellington
  • Escobar
  • Escribá
  • España
  • Esquit (Kaqchikel)
  • Estacuy
  • Esteban
  • Estrada

F: 7 names

  • Fahsen
  • Felipe
  • Figueroa
  • Flores
  • Folgar
  • Francisco
  • Fuentes

G: 18 names

  • Galicia
  • García
  • Gaspar
  • Gatica
  • Gerlach
  • Girón
  • Godínez
  • Gómez
  • González
  • Gramajo
  • Guachiac (K'iche')
  • Gualim (Poqomchi')
  • Guarcax (Kaqchikel)
  • Guarchaj (K'iche')
  • Gudiel
  • Guorón
  • Gutiérrez
  • Guzaro (Ixil)

H: 7 names

  • Hannstein
  • Hempstead
  • Herbruger
  • Hernández
  • Herrera
  • Huex (Itza)
  • Hurtado

I: 22 names

  • Ical (Q'eqchi')
  • Ich (Q'eqchi')
  • Icó (Q'eqchi')
  • Icú (Kaqchikel)
  • Ijom (Ixil)
  • Illescas
  • Interiano
  • Ismalej (Achi)
  • Itzep (K'iche')
  • Ivoy (Achi)
  • Ixcamparij (K'iche')
  • Ixcaquic (K'iche')
  • Ixchop (K'iche')
  • Ixcot (K'iche')
  • Ixcoy (K'iche')
  • Ixmatá (K'iche')
  • Ixpatá (Achi)
  • Ixquiac (K'iche')
  • Ixtabalán (K'iche')
  • Ixtamer (Tz'utujil)
  • Ixtecoc (Achi)
  • Ixtos (K'iche')

J: 6 names

  • Jom (Poqomchi')
  • Juan
  • Juárez
  • Jul
  • Julajuj (Kaqchikel)
  • Juracán (Kaqchikel)

K: 1 name

  • Kaltschmitt

L: 17 names

  • Lainfiesta
  • Laj
  • Lajuj
  • Lalin
  • Laynez
  • Lehnhoff
  • Leiva
  • Lem
  • Lemus
  • Letona
  • Lima
  • Loarca
  • Lobos
  • López
  • Lorenzo
  • Lucas
  • Lux (K'iche')

M: 35 names

  • Macz (Q'eqchi')
  • Maldonado
  • Manzanero
  • Maquin (Q'eqchi')
  • Marroquín
  • Martínez
  • Mateo
  • Matóm (Ixil)
  • Matute
  • Matzar
  • Mayén
  • Mazariegos
  • Meda
  • Mejía
  • Méndez
  • Mendoza
  • Meoño
  • Mérida
  • Miculax (Kaqchikel)
  • Miguel
  • Mijangos
  • Milián
  • Mishaan
  • Mo
  • Montejo
  • Montenegro
  • Monterroso
  • Monzón
  • Morales
  • Morataya
  • Moscoso
  • Mucía (Kaqchikel)
  • Mucú (Q'eqchi')
  • Muralles
  • Mux (Kaqchikel)

N: 9 names

  • Najarro
  • Natareno
  • Navichoc (Tz'utujil)
  • Neutze
  • Nicolás
  • Noack
  • Norales
  • Nottebohm
  • Novella

O: 10 names

  • Ocaña
  • Ogáldez
  • Ohajaca
  • Orozco
  • Ortiz
  • Otzoy (Kaqchikel)
  • Ovalle
  • Oxlaj (K'iche')
  • Oxom (Q'eqchi')
  • Ozaeta

P: 34 names

  • Paau (Q'eqchi')
  • Paiz
  • Palencia
  • Pangán (Achi)
  • Panjoj (K'iche')
  • Pappa
  • Pascual
  • Patal (Kaqchikel)
  • Patzán (Kaqchikel)
  • Pedro
  • Pelicó
  • Pellecer
  • Penados
  • Perén (Kaqchikel)
  • Pérez
  • Pernillo
  • Petzey (Tz'utujil)
  • Pichiyá (Kaqchikel)
  • Pimentel
  • Pineda
  • Pinelo
  • Piox (Achi)
  • Pirir (Kaqchikel)
  • Pisquiy (K'iche')
  • Pivaral
  • Pocasangre
  • Polanco
  • Poou (Q'eqchi')
  • Pop (Q'eqchi')
  • Pospoy (Tz'utujil)
  • Poyón (Kaqchikel)
  • Puac (K'iche')
  • Putul (Q'eqchi')
  • Puzul (Tz'utujil)

Q: 9 names

  • Quej
  • Quemé (K'iche')
  • Quiacaín (Tz'utujil)
  • Quib (Q'eqchi')
  • Quievac (Tz'utujil)
  • Quijivix (K'iche')
  • Quiñónez
  • Quiroa
  • Quisquiná (Kaqchikel)

R: 22 names

  • Rabanales
  • Racancoj (K'iche')
  • Ramírez
  • Ramos
  • Ratzan (Tz'utujil)
  • Rax (Q'eqchi')
  • Raxjal (Kaqchikel)
  • Raymundo
  • Reanda (Tz'utujil)
  • Recinos
  • Requena
  • Retana
  • Revolorio
  • Reyes
  • Roblero
  • Rocché (Tz'utujil)
  • Rodas
  • Rodríguez
  • Roquel (Kaqchikel)
  • Rosal
  • Rosales
  • Ruano

S: 46 names

  • Sacalxot (K'iche')
  • Sacul (Q'eqchi')
  • Sagastume
  • Sales
  • Salguero
  • Saloj (Kaqchikel)
  • Samayoa
  • Sánchez
  • Sandoval
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santizo
  • Sapalú (Tz'utujil)
  • Sapón (K'iche')
  • Sapper
  • Saquic (K'iche')
  • Sarceño
  • Sarg
  • Seb (Q'eqchi')
  • Sebastián
  • Sequén (Kaqchikel)
  • Sian
  • Sic
  • Sicán
  • Siliézar
  • Similox (Kaqchikel)
  • Simón
  • Sincal (Kaqchikel)
  • Sipac (Kaqchikel)
  • Sirín (Kaqchikel)
  • Sis
  • Sisay (Tz'utujil)
  • Soberanis
  • Socop
  • Sojuel (Tz'utujil)
  • Solares
  • Sontay (K'iche')
  • Sosof (Tz'utujil)
  • Sotz (Kaqchikel)
  • Sterkel
  • Stixrud
  • Sub (Q'eqchi')
  • Subuyuj (Kaqchikel)
  • Súchite
  • Sucup (Achi)
  • Suntecún (Itza)
  • Suy (K'iche')

T: 53 names

  • Tacam (K'iche')
  • Tacaxoy (Tz'utujil)
  • Tahay (K'iche')
  • Tahuico (Achi)
  • Tambriz (K'iche')
  • Tánchez
  • Taracena
  • Tax (K'iche')
  • Tay
  • Tecú (Achi)
  • Tejeda
  • Telón (Kaqchikel)
  • Tema
  • Terraza
  • Tesucún (Itza)
  • Teyul (Q'eqchi')
  • Thomae
  • Tilom (Poqomchi')
  • Tiney (Tz'utujil)
  • Tipaz
  • Tiriquiz (K'iche')
  • Tista
  • Tiu (K'iche')
  • Tiul (Q'eqchi')
  • Tobar
  • Tohom (K'iche')
  • Toj
  • Tojín (K'iche')
  • Tol (K'iche')
  • Tomás
  • Tórtola
  • Tox (Q'eqchi')
  • Tubac (Kaqchikel)
  • Tucubal (Kaqchikel)
  • Tum (K'iche')
  • Tun
  • Turcios
  • Tut
  • Tuyuc (Kaqchikel)
  • Tzalam (Q'eqchi')
  • Tzaquitzal (K'iche')
  • Tzay
  • Tzep (K'iche')
  • Tzi (Q'eqchi')
  • Tzic
  • Tziná (Tz'utujil)
  • Tzirin (Kaqchikel)
  • Tzoc (K'iche')
  • Tzoy (K'iche')
  • Tzub (Q'eqchi')
  • Tzul
  • Tzunún
  • Tzunux (K'iche')

U: 5 names

  • Ujpán (Tz'utujil)
  • Urízar
  • Urruela
  • Us
  • Uscap (Achi)

V: 10 names

  • Vail (Mam)
  • Valey
  • Vásquez
  • Velásquez
  • Véliz
  • Vides
  • Villagrán
  • Villalta
  • Villatoro
  • Villeda

W: 3 names

  • Widmann
  • Wohlers
  • Wyld

X: 10 names

  • Xicará (K'iche')
  • Xicay
  • Xicol (Q'eqchi')
  • Xiloj (K'iche')
  • Xinico (Kaqchikel)
  • Xitumul (Achi)
  • Xocop (Kaqchikel)
  • Xol (Q'eqchi')
  • Xon (K'iche')
  • Xuruc (K'iche')

Y: 9 names

  • Yac (K'iche')
  • Yalibat (Q'eqchi')
  • Yat (Q'eqchi')
  • Yax
  • Yaxcal (Q'eqchi')
  • Yaxón (Kaqchikel)
  • Yoc
  • Yojcom (Tz'utujil)
  • Yool (Kaqchikel)

Z: 7 names

  • Zacarías
  • Zaldaña
  • Zapeta (K'iche')
  • Zea
  • Zeceña
  • Zelada
  • Zetina