Argüello Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Argüello Surname Definition:

One who came from Arqüello (small bow or bend), in Spain.

Castilian from a fraternity of same name in La Vecilla in Leon.

Argüello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1401:305,31024,356
Mexico1001:1,241,26214,731
Spain991:472,24324,257
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Honduras91:979,6054,574
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Arguello (120,775) & Árguello (1) are calculated separately.

Argüello Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Arqüello (small bow or bend), in Spain.

Castilian from a fraternity of same name in La Vecilla in Leon.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Argüello Last Name Facts

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

The surname Argüello is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Arguello or Árguello. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Argüello? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 601,907th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. The surname Argüello occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Argüello are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most common in Argentina, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 305,310. In Argentina Argüello is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 34 percent reside, Córdoba Province, where 26 percent reside and Catamarca Province, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Argentina it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 19 percent reside and Spain, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arguello96120,775/
Árguello921/
Arguelllo824/
Harguello823/
Arrguello821/
Aurguello821/
Arguillo75172/
Arquello7596/
Arguella7525/
Arcuello756/
Orguello752/
Arkuello751/
Arquellos713/
Garquello711/
Arquillo631,747/
Arguilla63671/
Arquella634/
Orguella632/
Orquello631/
Arquillos59148/
Arquillio593/
Arquellas593/
Arguillia591/
Arnquillo591/
Argblah5318/
Arquilla501,253/
Orquillo5063/
Orquella503/
Orcuillo503/
Arqullia501/
Orqullio501/

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