Alguiar Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Alguiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alguiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1761:180,5928,768
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Ecuador691:230,5208,255
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Alguiar Last Name Facts

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

Alguiar is borne by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alguiar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alguiar is the 821,713th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Alguiar are found; 74 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name Alguiar is most commonly used in Peru, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 180,592. In Peru Alguiar is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 59 percent reside, Ayacucho Region, where 13 percent reside and Callao Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Peru this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 22 percent reside and Ecuador, where 20 percent reside.

Alguiar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Alguiar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 44.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,080 per year and in United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alghiar8614/
Alquiar861/
Algyar77153/
Algear774/
Allgyar711/
Algieor711/
Algayyar672/
Halgearth630/
Olgear621/
Oilgear571/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alguiar
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