Cuéllar Surname
Approximately 581 people bear this surname
Cuéllar Surname Definition:
From the Asturian word "collera" which refers to a collar of wood that is placed on cows to tie them in the stable.
A Castilian name from villa of Cuellar (Segovia) spread throughout the Peninsula.
Cuéllar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 243 | 1:510,807 | 9,088 |
| Spain | 125 | 1:374,016 | 20,935 |
| Bolivia | 58 | 1:183,042 | 4,286 |
| Colombia | 33 | 1:1,447,699 | 10,684 |
| El Salvador | 33 | 1:192,239 | 2,038 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Guatemala | 13 | 1:1,237,128 | 5,444 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Cuèllar (26) are calculated separately.
Cuéllar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Asturian word "collera" which refers to a collar of wood that is placed on cows to tie them in the stable.
A Castilian name from villa of Cuellar (Segovia) spread throughout the Peninsula.
Cuéllar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cuéllar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cuéllar is found most in Mexico. It may appear as a variant: Cuèllar. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cuéllar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 549,848th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Cuéllar reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
The last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 510,807. In Mexico Cuéllar is mostly found in: Mexico City, where 23 percent are found, México, where 17 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 10 percent are found. Besides Mexico Cuéllar exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 22 percent are found and Bolivia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuèllar | 95 | 26 | / |
| Cueéllar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cueellar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cuuellar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Couillard | 75 | 7,296 | / |
| Couillart | 75 | 44 | / |
| Couilliard | 71 | 35 | / |
| Cueylar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cauilar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coouillard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Couilard | 67 | 3 | / |
| Souillar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couilart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couiliar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couylard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jeuillard | 63 | 4 | / |
| Jouillard | 63 | 2 | / |
| Couiliard | 63 | 0 | / |
| Cheuilharr | 59 | 1 | / |
| Suhilar | 57 | 35 | / |
| Keuilar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Souhilar | 53 | 27 | / |
| Couilord | 53 | 3 | / |
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