Aguilera Surname

1,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Aguilera Surname Definition:

One who came from Águilas in Spain.

From the latin "aquila" - eagle. Rock on which eagle builds his nest.

Of French origin derived from German spelling of proper name "Achilles." Villages named "Aguillera" found near Burgos and Santander.

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Aguilera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico79,3981:1,563233
Chile53,8201:32759
Argentina38,9341:1,098152
Spain33,3281:1,403150
Venezuela32,7391:923177
United States26,8031:13,5231,680
Cuba24,6401:46880
Paraguay21,3491:33979
Bolivia20,9371:50797
Honduras20,4351:431104
Colombia9,9421:4,805727
Ecuador6,2281:2,554453
Nicaragua5,2331:1,151230
Brazil3,8481:55,6332,113
Peru2,1601:14,7151,892
El Salvador1,9901:3,188415
Philippines1,9321:52,4018,649
Costa Rica1,5371:3,110326
Dominican Republic1,2861:8,113720
Uruguay1,1751:2,921343
France1,1101:59,8408,058
Panama7161:5,464616
Guatemala4561:35,2691,988
Canada3381:109,01111,697
Australia2901:93,08910,632
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England1411:395,16427,358
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Puerto Rico781:45,5151,091
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Trinidad and Tobago421:32,4763,282
Gibraltar411:828151
Norway351:146,92218,432
Austria351:243,29828,936
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Sweden311:317,63722,171
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Portugal281:372,08012,265
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
China131:105,178,5825,529
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Tonga11:107,313791
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belize11:355,4743,977
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Aguiléra (3) & Àguilera (1) are calculated separately.

Aguilera (62) may also be a first name.

Aguilera Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Águilas in Spain.

From the latin "aquila" - eagle. Rock on which eagle builds his nest.

Of French origin derived from German spelling of proper name "Achilles." Villages named "Aguillera" found near Burgos and Santander.

See the Hispanic surnames Aguila, Aguilar, and Aguiar. Aguiler, Aguilera and Aguilo all come from eagle.

Castilian name from King don Ramiro I, whose home was in mountains of Trasmiera in Santander.

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

User-submitted Reference

Aguilera is a surname of Spanish origin. The name is related to Latin Aquilaria (eagles' lair). Surnames with similar spellings are Aguilar, Aguiler, Aguiar, Aquilar, etc.

- David Ortiz De La Torre

Aguilera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aguilera (Arabic: اغيلرا) occurs most in Mexico. It can also appear as a variant: Aguiléra or Àguilera. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aguilera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aguilera is the 1,384th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,593 people. The surname Aguilera is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Aguilera live; 48 percent live in South America and 24 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,246,114th most common first name internationally, held by 62 people.

It is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 79,398 people, or 1 in 1,563. In Mexico Aguilera is most frequent in: Guanajuato, where 18 percent are found, Jalisco, where 10 percent are found and México, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico Aguilera is found in 96 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Aguilera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Aguilera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Aguilera surname increased 243,664 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aguilera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Aguilera last name are 42.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Aguilera earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning 289,594 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,079 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $25,742,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $36,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $48,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Aguilera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aguilera in the Arabic language
اغيلراaghylra-

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Aguilera 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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