Arguelles Surname

9,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Arguelles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arguelles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21,2081:5,853724
Philippines15,7431:6,431558
United States4,4221:81,9679,324
Spain4,0701:11,4871,341
Venezuela3,0101:10,035950
Cuba2,8041:4,109514
Colombia1,5731:30,3711,937
Panama1,1761:3,327417
Argentina1,1071:38,6123,243
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Peru4371:72,7335,311
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Brazil1561:1,372,27146,465
Canada1281:287,85626,805
France1181:562,90476,109
Honduras1171:75,3541,503
Chile911:193,5886,209
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Puerto Rico451:78,8921,440
Belize441:8,0791,169
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia271:999,84158,390
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Austria151:567,69652,281
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Macau11:601,6301,582
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guam11:160,1214,893
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Argûelles (3) & Àrguelles (1) are calculated separately.

Arguelles (45) may also be a first name.

Arguelles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arguelles is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Argûelles or Àrguelles. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arguelles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,825th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 126,892 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Arguelles are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Arguelles is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.

The surname Arguelles is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 21,208 people, or 1 in 5,853. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Veracruz, where 31 percent reside, México, where 8 percent reside and Tamaulipas, where 7 percent reside. Besides Mexico this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Arguelles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arguelles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arguelles last name expanded 110,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arguelles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arguelles last name are 40.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arguelles earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 23.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,933 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $21,877,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.99% less than the national average, earning $40,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning $40,332 CAD per year.

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