Barquero Surname

23,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Barquero Surname User-submission:

Spanish: occupational name for a 'boatman', barquero.

Barquero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica14,8441:32293
Spain3,6541:12,7951,476
Nicaragua1,5261:3,946487
United States7621:475,66840,388
France2821:235,54236,504
Argentina2361:181,11615,158
Peru2331:136,4137,580
Honduras1831:48,1771,229
El Salvador1591:39,8991,197
Mexico1251:993,01013,084
Philippines1181:857,95179,570
Guatemala1131:142,3243,334
Chile1061:166,1935,518
Panama411:95,4213,699
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greenland11:56,3791,133

The alternate forms: Barquéro (3) are calculated separately.

Barquero Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Spanish: occupational name for a 'boatman', barquero.

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Barquero Last Name Facts

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

Barquero is found most frequently in Costa Rica. It can appear as a variant: Barquéro. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barquero? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,944th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 322,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Barquero are found; 75 percent are found in Central America and 75 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Barquero is most frequent in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 14,844 people, or 1 in 322. In Costa Rica Barquero is most frequent in: San José Province, where 26 percent live, Alajuela Province, where 20 percent live and Cartago Province, where 19 percent live. Other than Costa Rica it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent live and Nicaragua, where 7 percent live.

Barquero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barquero surname are 35.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Barquero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 27.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,137 per year; in Colombia they earn 42.54% more than the national average, earning $32,359,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.01% less than the national average, earning $40,239 CAD per year.

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