Huerta Surname

1,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Huerta Surname Definition:

Dweller near an enclosed place, a garden or orchard.

Originated in village of Laguaria, Álava, and found in Vizcaya, Castile, Aragon, Estremadura, and Andalusia. Name of villages near Guadix, Baza, Cartagena, Plasencia, Malaga, and Ciudad Real.

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Huerta Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico209,2301:59392
United States37,0981:9,7701,182
Peru20,6701:1,538251
Chile16,2631:1,083229
Spain11,9061:3,927488
Venezuela6,1331:4,925617
Argentina3,0881:13,8421,240
Nicaragua2,9681:2,029333
Ecuador2,4701:6,4401,064
Cuba2,3251:4,956577
Philippines1,8811:53,8218,940
Paraguay5931:12,204629
France4501:147,60622,852
Dominican Republic3701:28,1971,712
Brazil3581:597,97322,314
Colombia3411:140,1004,238
Panama3221:12,1501,000
Guatemala2141:75,1532,640
Bolivia2001:53,0822,813
Uruguay1801:19,0652,165
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
England461:1,211,26256,182
Belgium361:319,35136,407
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Curaçao191:8,276277
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Israel161:534,85239,210
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Ireland61:784,82316,062
China51:273,464,31313,838
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Belize41:88,8683,294
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Andorra11:83,8382,381
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

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

Huerta (387) may also be a first name.

Huerta Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller near an enclosed place, a garden or orchard.

Originated in village of Laguaria, Álava, and found in Vizcaya, Castile, Aragon, Estremadura, and Andalusia. Name of villages near Guadix, Baza, Cartagena, Plasencia, Malaga, and Ciudad Real. Original form of Basque name was "Hortos" - a garden. Derived from latin "fortis" - ground cultivated for growing trees or fruit-bearing plants.

"Huerta" comes from "horta" and means a place that became a garden.

Castilian name common in the Peninsula.

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

User-submitted Reference

A habitational surname for someone from Utra, a place in Flanders or Utrecht. The surname is originally from Belgium, although its most common in Portugal and Brazil. It was first found in the Kingdom of Portugal in the 15th century.

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This surname comes from the Spanish word huerta, meaning 'orchard'.

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Huerta Demographics

Average Huerta Salary in
United States

$36,067 USD

Per year
Rank:
857,738 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00966021
Rank: 1,241 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
83.58%
Sample size: 22,843 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Huerta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huerta occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Huertä. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huerta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Huerta is the 1,730th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,928 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Huerta reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Huerta is also the 440,394th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 387 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 209,230 people, or 1 in 593. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 15 percent live, Puebla, where 14 percent live and Veracruz, where 9 percent live. Apart from Mexico this surname exists in 73 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Peru, where 7 percent live.

Huerta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Huerta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Huerta last name expanded 185,490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Huerta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Huerta last name are 43.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Huerta earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,505 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $25,087,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.41% less than the national average, earning $36,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $47,497 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huertä941/
Huertas9277,142/
Huertaz9242/
Huertha9212/
Huertta926/
Huertad923/
Huertaa923/
Hurta911,609/
Uerta9116/
D'Huerta861/
Huertaas861/
Huerto834,369/
Huerte831,328/
Hurtta83214/
Juerta8322/
Hierta8318/
Uertas835/
Huerti834/
Vuerta834/
Wuerta833/
Hverta833/
Hurtau833/
Hurtea832/
Hurtay832/
Hurtah831/
Wherta831/
Ouerta831/
Huirta831/
Hurtai831/
Uertaa831/
Hurtha831/
Uherta831/
Hwerta831/
Hurrta831/
Urta80532/
Huertos771,367/
Huerter77682/
Huertes77307/
Huertez772/
Huertis772/
Juherta772/
Huertiz771/
Ouertas771/
Berta7329,128/
Verta731,343/
Werta73555/
Urtaa7365/
Urtea7341/
Hurto7339/
Hirta7325/
Uerte7321/
Uerto734/
Urtha732/
Urrta731/
Uerty731/
Urtta731/
Ierta731/
Houerter714/
Chuertes711/
Houerthi711/
Bertha673,919/
Bertea672,524/
Bertau67380/
Vertai67145/
Beerta67136/
Bertay67116/
Hirtea6794/
Bertai6785/
Hurtoň6766/
Hürtaş6762/
Vertas6754/
Bertta6750/
Wertha6749/
Vertay6742/
Wharta6729/
Vertat6729/
Vertaľ6727/
Wherty6723/
Vertha6715/
Veerta679/
Wahrta678/
Ouerti676/
Huurto675/
Wertas675/
Hurtoi675/
Iertea674/
Vierta673/
Juirta673/
Șurtea672/
Bertéa671/
Bertaa671/
Bertaï671/
Wherto671/
Hurtey671/
Berhta671/
Vherti671/
Vertau671/
Hirtha671/
Juerto671/
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Huerta Reference & Research

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

Huerta 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Huerta
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