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

The last name Alguiar is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alguiar? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most commonly used in Peru, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 180,592. In Peru Alguiar is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 59 percent are found, Ayacucho Region, where 13 percent are found and Callao Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Peru this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 22 percent are found and Ecuador, where 20 percent are found.

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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