# Duran

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,734

## Definitions
1. A commune in Gers department, Occitania, France.
2. A census-designated place in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.
3. A surname from Spanish.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Durán. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

## Easily confused with
- **Dylan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-dylan)
- **Duval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-duval)
- **Durga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durga)
- **durst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durst)
- **during** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-during)
- **Durham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durham)
- **durant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durant)
- **Durban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durban)
- **Durand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durand)
- **Durbin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durbin)
- **durian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durian)
- **Durango** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durango)
- **dan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dan-vs-duran)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dun-vs-duran)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-duran)
- **dua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dua-vs-duran)
- **draw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draw-vs-duran)
- **dean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dean-vs-duran)
- **drag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drag-vs-duran)
- **dual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dual-vs-duran)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dduran`, `druan`, `duarn`, `durann`, `durna`, `durran`, `udran`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/duran