Aguayo Surname

6,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Aguayo Surname Definition:

Archaic Castilian "acechar" - seeker of information, spy.

From a legend of three brothers. One risked his life to save the monarch from drowning. The monarch replied in gratitude, "...no temo al agua yo." The last two words, "I don’t fear water," became the family name.

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Aguayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico32,8091:3,783512
Chile15,0911:1,167246
United States11,8561:30,5723,805
Paraguay6,5301:1,108233
Ecuador5,2931:3,005515
Spain4,1901:11,1581,306
Bolivia4,1281:2,572448
Peru2,1701:14,6471,879
Argentina1,9781:21,6091,804
Brazil3231:662,76924,478
Philippines2711:373,57349,139
Puerto Rico2221:15,992635
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Colombia1081:442,3536,662
Venezuela1041:290,4246,783
France491:1,355,566135,191
Canada411:898,67368,969
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England201:2,785,90397,972
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Belize171:20,9101,796
Guatemala161:1,005,1675,285
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Àguayo (1) are calculated separately.

Aguayo (110) may also be a first name.

Aguayo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Archaic Castilian "acechar" - seeker of information, spy.

From a legend of three brothers. One risked his life to save the monarch from drowning. The monarch replied in gratitude, "...no temo al agua yo." The last two words, "I don’t fear water," became the family name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This surname may be derived from two possibilities. First, the legend, which states that a Spanish general saved the Spanish King Don Pelayo when he fought against the moors and exclaimed: "Gracias a tí no temo al agua yo" ("Thanks to you I am not afraid of water" but written in old Spanish). The second possibility is that aguayo means 'abundance of water' and is a place name; since the villages in Cantabria (province in Spain) are surrounded by water.

- alalvarez

This surname is derived from a Mexican-Spanish half-breed, when being in the service of the Spanish Army he had the courage to cross a raging river holding a rope thereby enabling the group to cross the river and save themselves from their persecutors. Supposedly he said "Por servir a mi señor no temo al agua yo" meaning "in order to save my lord I fear not the waters".

- anonymous submission

Aguayo Last Name Facts

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

Aguayo (Russian: Агуайо) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Àguayo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aguayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aguayo is the 6,606th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 85,247 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Aguayo reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Aguayo is also the 895,203rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 110 people.

It is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 32,809 people, or 1 in 3,783. In Mexico Aguayo is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 29 percent reside, Guanajuato, where 6 percent reside and Sonora, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Mexico this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Aguayo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Aguayo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Aguayo surname rose 47,424 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aguayo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Aguayo last name are 42.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Aguayo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 22.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,782 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning $28,315,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning $37,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning $47,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Àguayo941/
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Anguayo922/
Aguayio921/
Haguayo921/
Auguayo921/
Aguay91862/
Agwayo83113/
Oguayo8390/
Aguaya8355/
Aguaio8350/
Aquayo8342/
Aguajo8334/
Aguaye8330/
Agbayo8323/
Agbuyo8317/
Aguoyo8315/
Auguay834/
Aguiyo833/
Aguayi832/
Akuayo832/
Acuayo832/
Agueyo831/
Aguays831/
Aguayu831/
Aguayed778/
Angguay774/
Acguaye772/
Gagwayo772/
Haguaye771/
Agwuaye771/
Agbayoh771/
Onguayo771/
Aguayas771/
Anguayi771/
Anguayu771/
Agbay734,458/
Aguey73419/
Agway7389/
Aquay7346/
Aguou7319/
Aguai7316/
Acuay7313/
Aguea7313/
Aguaa734/
Aguae733/
Agvay732/
Aguaí732/
Akuay731/
Oguay731/
Aguau731/
Agbayowa714/
Ang'wayo711/
Agbuya675,009/
Ogwayo67574/
Agbaya67519/
Agwuja67488/
Agbaye67350/
Haguai67341/
Aguoha67332/
Agbeyo67322/
Agboyo67299/
Aquaye67282/
Agwaya67276/
Aguiya67236/
Agwuye67218/
Agueye67145/
Aguaje67115/
Agbuye6793/
Agbajo6790/
Agwaye6760/
Akwayo6752/
Aguoji6741/
Acquay6737/
Agwuya6735/
Agueya6733/
Oguaya6730/
Agwayi6728/
Agwujo6727/
Auguey6722/
Agueyi6716/
Agweyo6714/
Gocuay6711/
Akuoyo6710/
Akuiyo679/
Haguey678/
Aguehy678/
Ahquay675/
Agbuja675/
Agbaiy674/
Aguiye673/
Agwuyi673/
Agbuyi672/
Oguayp671/
Agwaay671/
Gagway671/
Agwuha671/
Oguajo671/
Oguiyo671/
Ogwuay671/
Agbuhy671/
Akuaya671/
Aguaie671/
Aguaia671/
O'Guay671/
Haquay671/
Goquay671/
Agbayï671/
Agwajo671/
Agwiyo671/
Agueyé671/
Aguawe671/
Asguai671/
Aguous671/
Oguaye671/
Aiguai671/
Aghuoa671/
Aquaio671/
Aquajo670/
Hagway670/

Aguayo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aguayo in the Russian language
Агуайоaguajo-

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