Abarques Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Abarques Surname User-submission:

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

Abarques Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines871:1,163,65892,852
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Abarques Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Abarques Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abarques is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abarques? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Abarques occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Abarques are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 1,163,658. In The Philippines Abarques is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 16 percent live, Central Visayas, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Abarquez8814,735/
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Abarquis8819/
Aborques889/
Ebarques881/
Abarquiez821/
Aborque80656/
Abarqez806/
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Aborquez75540/
Avargues75363/
Ebarquez7585/
Abarquiz7550/
Abarguez7521/
Avarquez7515/
Avarquis753/
Aborgues752/
Abarghue751/
Abarqeuz751/
Aborquey751/
Abarqi713,023/
Abarke713/
Abarce711/
Abarqy711/
Abarghuee711/
Avorque67862/
Abarche67369/
Aborqui6744/
Abarcis674/
Abarkis673/
Abarker673/
Aborgue672/
Abargwe671/
Aborqea671/
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