Abarca Surname

5,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Abarca Surname User-submission:

There's two possible known origins of this surname. First, used as a nickname of Sancho, to be considered the first King of Aragon, for his fondness of wearing a type of leather shoes tied with a strip behind the ankle, known as Abarcas.

The second one, comes from a town in the province of Palencia, Spain.

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Abarca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico30,8901:4,018542
Chile23,3901:753167
Costa Rica15,0261:31891
Peru8,8341:3,598595
Philippines6,7951:14,8991,639
El Salvador6,1401:1,033205
United States6,1121:59,3037,009
Ecuador3,4771:4,575777
Spain2,8031:16,6791,888
Nicaragua2,1581:2,790401
Venezuela1,7381:17,3791,318
Argentina1,0871:39,3223,298
Honduras4171:21,143853
Brazil2211:968,66234,434
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Guatemala1641:98,0652,910
Colombia651:734,9868,155
France601:1,107,045119,335
Australia501:539,91440,287
Singapore391:141,2236,278
England311:1,797,35772,927
Panama301:130,4094,482
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Guam161:10,0081,526
Belize141:25,3911,935
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Abarcà (1) & Ábarca (1) are calculated separately.

Abarca (113) may also be a first name.

Abarca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There's two possible known origins of this surname. First, used as a nickname of Sancho, to be considered the first King of Aragon, for his fondness of wearing a type of leather shoes tied with a strip behind the ankle, known as Abarcas.

The second one, comes from a town in the province of Palencia, Spain.

- andiemarie

It seems to come from a Catalan word for a kind of shoe. Singular: Abarca.

- a1956

Abarca Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abarca Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abarca occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Abarcà or Ábarca. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abarca? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,144th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 66,191 people. The last name Abarca is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Abarca are found; 35 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Abarca is also the 881,625th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 113 people.

The surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 30,890 people, or 1 in 4,018. In Mexico Abarca is primarily found in: Guerrero, where 42 percent are found, Chiapas, where 11 percent are found and Morelos, where 8 percent are found. Barring Mexico this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 21 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 14 percent are found.

Abarca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abarca surname are 42.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Abarca earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,786 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $21,391,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning $48,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Aabarchi716/
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Abarchih713/
Habarchi712/
Abartche712/
Abarrchi712/
Abarchyi712/
Abarchgi712/
Abgarchi711/
Abharsha711/
Abarkhas711/
Abarchhi711/
Aborchad711/
Abarqi673,023/
Obarco67422/
Abarki67332/
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