Agüero Surname
Approximately 6,685 people bear this surname
Agüero Surname Definition:
From the latin "augurium" - divination, soothsaying, prediction, prophecy.
Found principally in Vizcaya. Villages with same root but with various endings found near Oviedo, Santander, and Burgos. Derived from latin "aquaria," meaning water, and appellation means recipient of water.
Read More About This SurnameAgüero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3,620 | 1:12,915 | 1,485 |
| Peru | 2,472 | 1:12,858 | 1,717 |
| Argentina | 330 | 1:129,525 | 10,974 |
| Mexico | 70 | 1:1,773,232 | 17,696 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Venezuela | 30 | 1:1,006,803 | 15,224 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Aguero (174,362), Agûero (11), Agúero (3), Agùero (1), Agűero (1) & Aguêro (2) are calculated separately.
Agüero Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the latin "augurium" - divination, soothsaying, prediction, prophecy.
Found principally in Vizcaya. Villages with same root but with various endings found near Oviedo, Santander, and Burgos. Derived from latin "aquaria," meaning water, and appellation means recipient of water.
Comes from the latin "augurum" and means a minister of a pagan religion.
Castilian name founded by Pero González who settled Agüero near Santander.
Agüero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agüero Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Agüero is found most in Spain. It can occur as: Aguero, Agûero, Agúero, Agùero, Agűero or Aguêro. Click here for other possible spellings of Agüero.
How Common Is The Last Name Agüero? popularity and diffusion
The last name Agüero is the 73,618th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,090,134 people. Agüero is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Agüero reside; 54 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name Agüero is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 3,620 people, or 1 in 12,915. In Spain Agüero is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 24 percent are found, Catalonia, where 13 percent are found and Andalusia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Spain it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 37 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.
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