Izquierdo Surname

4,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Cuba

Izquierdo Surname Definition:

The left-handed man.

Ancient and popular surname in Andalusia, Aragon, Leon, Burgos, and La Rioja. Derived from Basque "ezker" or "ezkerra" - left, left-handed, sinister.

An Aragonese name spread throughout the Peninsula. One branch in Indies.

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Izquierdo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain43,2561:1,081108
Mexico27,4461:4,523587
Cuba17,3401:665109
Peru13,5331:2,349398
Colombia10,9671:4,356682
United States5,7981:62,5147,329
Ecuador5,2141:3,051521
Venezuela3,2811:9,206902
Argentina2,9281:14,5981,301
Chile1,6631:10,593901
Uruguay1,4521:2,363278
France1,2781:51,9746,832
Dominican Republic8401:12,420960
Guatemala3311:48,5882,237
Nicaragua2961:20,342981
Brazil2821:759,12927,666
Puerto Rico2661:13,346584
Paraguay1741:41,5901,282
England1271:438,72529,288
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Canada1191:309,62728,530
El Salvador1081:58,7401,346
Philippines871:1,163,65892,852
Costa Rica601:79,6681,484
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Panama381:102,9543,886
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Andorra341:2,466468
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Belize41:88,8683,294
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Grenada11:108,5351,793
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Izquierdo (54) may also be a first name.

Izquierdo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The left-handed man.

Ancient and popular surname in Andalusia, Aragon, Leon, Burgos, and La Rioja. Derived from Basque "ezker" or "ezkerra" - left, left-handed, sinister.

An Aragonese name spread throughout the Peninsula. One branch in Indies.

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

User-submitted Reference

I was told that Izquierdo comes from Basks by to my father who told me about my grandfather.

In Peru, Izquierdo comes mostly from northern Peru at Piura Province. It is said that some Izquierdo came from Ecuador too. Most of the first Izquierdo immigrants from Europe who came to Peru settled in the Piura zone, then, they started to mix with the local people.

- jelsioba

Izquierdo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Izquierdo is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Izquierdo.

How Common Is The Last Name Izquierdo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,088th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,047 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Izquierdo reside; 32 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 32 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 54 people.

It is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 43,256 people, or 1 in 1,081. In Spain it is most numerous in: Madrid, where 18 percent are found, Catalonia, where 12 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Spain this last name occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 20 percent are found and Cuba, where 13 percent are found.

Izquierdo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Izquierdo surname are 42.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Izquierdo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.46% less than the national average, earning €13,375 per year; in Peru they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,781 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $22,326,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $40,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $54,855 CAD per year.

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Izquierdo Reference & Research

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