Aguiar Surname

2,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Aguiar Surname Definition:

The Spanish word "aguiar" is a form of "águila," meaning eagle.

Galician place name found three leagues from Lugo towards Mondonedo.

See also Águila, Aguilar, and Aguilera.

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Aguiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil156,9231:1,364155
Angola19,1281:1,411253
Portugal15,2201:685121
Mozambique9,2701:2,941699
United States8,8821:40,8085,014
Venezuela8,8761:3,403500
Argentina8,6681:4,931552
Mexico6,9141:17,9531,452
Cuba5,8871:1,957296
Spain4,7421:9,8591,165
Colombia3,6981:12,9191,223
Uruguay3,1811:1,079120
Paraguay2,7111:2,669328
Ecuador2,5501:6,2381,031
Canada1,1971:30,7824,013
Benin1,1101:9,3111,301
Dominican Republic1,0941:9,537804
France9501:69,9199,734
Togo7351:9,8612,446
India6531:1,174,67947,438
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
England2851:195,50217,195
Chile2841:62,0302,624
São Tomé and Príncipe2291:775130
Puerto Rico1231:28,863855
El Salvador1001:63,4391,384
Australia871:310,29526,919
Costa Rica831:57,5911,247
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Belgium461:249,92730,800
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Bermuda241:2,720427
Nicaragua181:334,5053,129
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Wales91:343,83718,086
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
China61:227,886,92811,701
Panama61:652,04310,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Andorra41:20,9601,462
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Oman41:921,9937,313
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Macau31:200,543803
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Águiar (1), Âguiar (1) & Âguíar (1) are calculated separately.

Aguiar (2,042) may also be a first name.

Aguiar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Spanish word "aguiar" is a form of "águila," meaning eagle.

Galician place name found three leagues from Lugo towards Mondonedo.

See also Águila, Aguilar, and Aguilera.

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

User-submitted Reference

Aguiar is a family name of Portuguese origin. Such an origin is toponymic, which derived - in turn - from the name of a bird, the eagle ("águia"). The "Aguilar" surname, very qualified in Spain, went out from this family.

- gilbertoaguiar

Aguiar Last Name Facts

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

Aguiar (Marathi: अग्यार) is found most in Brazil. It can appear as: Águiar, Âguiar or Âguíar. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aguiar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,071st most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 27,531 people. The surname Aguiar is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Aguiar are found; 70 percent are found in South America and 59 percent are found in Luso-South America. Aguiar is also the 166,947th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 2,042 people.

Aguiar is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 156,923 people, or 1 in 1,364. In Brazil Aguiar is most common in: São Paulo, where 19 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 100 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 7 percent reside and Portugal, where 6 percent reside.

Aguiar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Aguiar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aguiar surname expanded 98,689 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aguiar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Aguiar surname are 42.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Aguiar earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.46% more than the national average, earning R 343,284 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $21,943,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $43,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $53,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Águiar941/
Âguiar941/
Aguiard9293/
Agguiar9231/
Aguiare9214/
Aguiart929/
Aguijar926/
Auguiar925/
Aguiarp924/
Aguiarr924/
Aguiaar923/
Aguihar922/
Aaguiar921/
Aguiarh921/
Âguíar891/
D'Aguiar86515/
Aguiarre864/
Aquiar83206/
Aguyar8313/
Agviar839/
Acuiar834/
Agihar833/
Aghiar833/
Agwiar832/
Oguiar831/
D'Aiguiar801/
Aquiare774/
Asghiar772/
Aguyard771/
Acquiar771/
Agear733/
Agjar733/
Anggihar717/
Haghviar716/
D'Aquiar712/
Agjour67188/
Angear67109/
Hagjar67103/
Aghyar6732/
Agayor6713/
Agaior676/
Agjare673/
Aquior673/
Agajor672/
Asgear672/
Akwiar672/
Haghviard672/
Agueor671/
Agvior671/
Aguyarova671/
Agbior671/
Agwear671/
Augear671/
Hagear670/
Eagear670/

Aguiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aguiar in the Marathi language
अग्यारagyara53.66
अगीयारagiyara12.2
आगीयारagiyara9.76
आग्यारagyara4.88
अग्यारीagyari2.44
आगुरagura2.44
अगुरagura2.44
एगुईरegu'ira2.44
एगुअरegu'ara2.44
अॅगुयरaeguyara2.44
अंग्यरangyara2.44
ऍगीयरegiyara2.44

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Aguiar Reference & Research

Aguilar DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Aguilar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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