Abarca Surname
Approximately 110,099 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAbarca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 30,890 | 1:4,018 | 542 |
| Chile | 23,390 | 1:753 | 167 |
| Costa Rica | 15,026 | 1:318 | 91 |
| Peru | 8,834 | 1:3,598 | 595 |
| Philippines | 6,795 | 1:14,899 | 1,639 |
| El Salvador | 6,140 | 1:1,033 | 205 |
| United States | 6,112 | 1:59,303 | 7,009 |
| Ecuador | 3,477 | 1:4,575 | 777 |
| Spain | 2,803 | 1:16,679 | 1,888 |
| Nicaragua | 2,158 | 1:2,790 | 401 |
| Venezuela | 1,738 | 1:17,379 | 1,318 |
| Argentina | 1,087 | 1:39,322 | 3,298 |
| Honduras | 417 | 1:21,143 | 853 |
| Brazil | 221 | 1:968,662 | 34,434 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| Guatemala | 164 | 1:98,065 | 2,910 |
| Colombia | 65 | 1:734,986 | 8,155 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Belize | 14 | 1:25,391 | 1,935 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
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.
- andiemarieIt seems to come from a Catalan word for a kind of shoe. Singular: Abarca.
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Average Abarca Salary in
United States
$36,987 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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