Blandón

Blandón is a Spanish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 52.4% of all known bearers of the surname Blandón were residents of Nicaragua (frequency 1:162), 37.7% of Colombia (1:1,787), 2.9% of the United States (1:176,392), 1.5% of Costa Rica (1:4,518), 1.2% of Honduras (1:10,385) and 1.0% of Spain (1:67,619).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:67,619) in the following regions:

• 1. Basque Country (1:31,778)
• 2. Andalusia (1:33,697)
• 3. Aragon (1:44,251)
• 4. Navarre (1:53,051)
• 5. Community of Madrid (1:60,440)

In Nicaragua, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:162) in the following departments:

• 1. Jinotega (1:38)
• 2. Estelí (1:61)
• 3. Matagalpa (1:69)
• 4. North Caribbean Coast (1:123)
• 5. Nueva Segovia (1:146)

In Colombia, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:1,787) in the following departments:

• 1. Chocó (1:291)
• 2. Caldas (1:420)
• 3. Risaralda (1:500)
• 4. Antioquia (1:554)
• 5. Quindío (1:748)

People

• Eduardo Blandón (born 1985), Colombian footballer
• Irís Marina Montenegro Blandón (born 1950), Nicaraguan politician
• Jimmy Blandón (born 1969) Ecuadorian footballer
• María Teresa Blandón (born 1961), Nicaraguan sociologist, feminist and former revolutionary guerilla
• Oscar Danilo Blandón (born 1952) Nicaraguan government official under Anastasio Somoza
• Regina Blandón (born 1990) Mexican actress
• Roberto Blandón (born 1961) Mexican actor
• Kim Blandón (born 1996) Civil Rights Community Organizer.