Esquerra Surname

125,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Andorra

Esquerra Surname User-submission:

Esquerra is a Catalan surname, which means 'left handed'.

Esquerra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,4331:86,6203,499
Philippines7271:139,25523,505
United States5361:676,22953,846
Spain2931:159,56311,616
Venezuela2371:127,4434,204
Chile881:200,1876,348
France741:897,604104,173
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Andorra411:2,045383
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Cuba191:606,4595,830
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Esquerrà (5) & Esquerrá (3) are calculated separately.

Esquerra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Esquerra is a Catalan surname, which means 'left handed'.

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Esquerra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Esquerra is found most in Mexico. It may occur as a variant: Esquerrà or Esquerrá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esquerra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Esquerra is the 125,295th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,005,379 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Esquerra live; 54 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The last name Esquerra is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 1,433 people, or 1 in 86,620. In Mexico Esquerra is mostly found in: Sinaloa, where 60 percent are found, Baja California, where 12 percent are found and Sonora, where 6 percent are found. Not including Mexico it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Esquerra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Esquerra last name are 19.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.39% registered with the party.

The amount Esquerra earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,101 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.16% more than the national average, earning $31,593,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,107 USD per year.

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