Guerrero Surname

426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,201,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guam

Guerrero Surname Definition:

One who engaged in combat, a warrior.

From "guerra" - fight. Hence a fighter. Name of state and four cities and towns in Mexico.

Very common name throughout Spain. Most ancient houses in Castile and Aragon.

See Guerra.

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Guerrero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico380,3611:32648
Colombia174,3101:27443
United States112,5591:3,220328
Spain82,4411:56747
Venezuela77,4281:39067
Peru66,4031:47967
Ecuador50,3361:31640
Dominican Republic47,2371:22145
Chile37,3251:472100
Philippines35,6091:2,843204
Argentina34,8991:1,225168
Cuba19,2871:597100
Nicaragua12,4921:482108
El Salvador11,5351:550108
Paraguay10,1551:713179
Honduras8,7211:1,011216
Costa Rica8,5391:560141
Panama7,1011:551108
Bolivia5,6331:1,885352
France3,8231:17,3751,915
Brazil2,9821:71,7892,677
Guatemala2,3211:6,929862
Uruguay2,2951:1,495179
Puerto Rico1,2841:2,765243
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Canada1,0661:34,5644,432
Guam1,0051:15915
England3461:161,03515,064
Belize2771:1,283296
Italy2671:229,05131,661
Germany2431:331,29832,825
Northern Mariana Islands2171:25252
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Belgium1911:60,1929,694
Australia1851:145,92315,562
Switzerland1791:45,8826,262
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
Thailand1111:636,381107,695
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Trinidad and Tobago631:21,6502,464
Gibraltar571:59689
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Andorra531:1,582286
Bahamas491:7,995667
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Aruba281:3,696529
Norway251:205,69123,411
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Austria191:448,18144,644
Curaçao191:8,276277
Ireland171:276,9969,887
China171:80,430,6804,441
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Greece151:738,65380,079
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Wales141:221,03813,576
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Finland81:687,08836,047
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Angola51:5,397,8436,980
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Grenada41:27,1341,180
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Anguilla21:6,718471
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

The alternate forms: Guerréro (1) are calculated separately.

Guerrero (3,073) may also be a first name.

Guerrero Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who engaged in combat, a warrior.

From "guerra" - fight. Hence a fighter. Name of state and four cities and towns in Mexico.

Very common name throughout Spain. Most ancient houses in Castile and Aragon.

See Guerra.

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

(Italian, Spanish) One who engaged in combat, a warrior.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Guerrero is a Spanish surname, meaning 'warrior' or 'fighter'. Commonly used in Mexico.

- guerrerojenny94

The surname Güerrero or Guerrero originated from the Spanish word for 'warrior'.

- valgg27

A Spanish surname, meaning 'warrior', 'fighter'.

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Guerrero Last Name Facts

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

Guerrero (Russian: Гуерреро) is found most frequently in Mexico. It can also occur as a variant: Guerréro. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guerrero? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 426th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,065 people. The last name Guerrero is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Guerrero are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Guerrero is also the 130,173rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 3,073 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 380,361 people, or 1 in 326. In Mexico Guerrero is most numerous in: México, where 12 percent reside, Guanajuato, where 11 percent reside and Mexico City, where 8 percent reside. Besides Mexico this surname is found in 132 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Guerrero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guerrero has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 85,272 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guerrero Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Guerrero surname is principally Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Guerrero surname are 42.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guerrero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.82% less than the national average, earning €7,863 per year; in Norway they earn 9.16% more than the national average, earning 377,777 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,019 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $20,940,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.89% less than the national average, earning $36,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning $44,603 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Guerrero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guerrero in the Russian language
Гуеррероguerrero-

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Guerrero Reference & Research

Guererro DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Guererro FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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