Argueta Surname

4,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Argueta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Argueta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador40,4221:15729
Guatemala29,7441:54196
Honduras25,6141:34478
United States10,9921:32,9754,118
Mexico9,7661:12,7101,181
Venezuela4791:63,0572,832
Nicaragua4351:13,842833
Spain4241:110,2648,767
Costa Rica2351:20,341722
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Panama1101:35,5661,963
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Belize761:4,677831
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Argueta (126) may also be a first name.

Argueta Last Name Facts

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

Argueta (Arabic: ارغيتا) is more frequently found in El Salvador than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Argueta.

How Common Is The Last Name Argueta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,750th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 61,398 people. The surname Argueta occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Argueta reside; 81 percent reside in Central America and 81 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 829,183rd most frequent given name worldwide, held by 126 people.

The surname Argueta is most widespread in El Salvador, where it is held by 40,422 people, or 1 in 157. In El Salvador it is mostly concentrated in: Morazán Department, where 24 percent reside, San Miguel Department, where 22 percent reside and San Salvador Department, where 18 percent reside. Beside El Salvador this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 25 percent reside and Honduras, where 22 percent reside.

Argueta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Argueta surname are 43.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Argueta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 47.09% less than the national average, earning $12,011,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $39,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $43,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arguetta9394/
Arguetas936/
Arguetha932/
Aargueta932/
Hargueta931/
Argueita931/
Argueata931/
Argeta921,559/
Aargueeta881/
Arqueta86292/
Argetta8676/
Arguita8615/
Argueto869/
Argesta866/
Argieta863/
Argetas862/
Argveta862/
Arrgeta861/
Orgueta861/
Argetea861/
Arquieta80532/
Arengeta8020/
Arquetta804/
Orguesta803/
Arguetou801/
Arqueita801/
Argita77156/
Orgeta77145/
Hargestay751/
Arquita71767/
Gargita71366/
Hargita71206/
Orqueta7182/
Argoita7114/
Argetto7113/
Orgetas717/
Arguito714/
Argista714/
Orgetta714/
Orgesta712/
Orguita712/
Arqueto711/
Hargitai671,918/
Orquesta67472/
Hargitay67179/
Orgettas6745/
Horqueta6716/
Orquieta6710/
Orcuesta674/
Arquitas672/
Eiregeta671/
Gorgetta671/
Garghita671/
Hargitaï671/
Gargetto671/

Argueta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Argueta in the Arabic language
ارغيتاarghyta-
عرقتيrqty-

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