Juárez Surname
Approximately 3,908 people bear this surname
Juárez Surname Definition:
Variant of Suárez (see).
Found in Leon, Asturias, Navarre, Burgos and Valladolid. Variant of Xuárez or Suárez.
A patronymic that comes from Suero meaning the army of the south.
Galician name found throughout the Peninsula.
Read More About This SurnameJuárez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2,528 | 1:49,101 | 2,574 |
| Guatemala | 707 | 1:22,748 | 1,665 |
| Spain | 357 | 1:130,958 | 9,972 |
| Argentina | 99 | 1:431,752 | 32,722 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Panama | 35 | 1:111,779 | 4,120 |
| Peru | 23 | 1:1,381,918 | 21,725 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Juàrez (103), Juãrez (2), Júárez (1), Jùárez (1), Júarez (16) & Jùarez (1) are calculated separately.
Juárez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Variant of Suárez (see).
Found in Leon, Asturias, Navarre, Burgos and Valladolid. Variant of Xuárez or Suárez.
A patronymic that comes from Suero meaning the army of the south.
Galician name found throughout the Peninsula.
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the name meaning 'shoemaker', 'fire', and the ending -ez, meaning 'son of'. Therefore the surname means 'son of shoemaker' or 'son of fire' in Spanish.
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Where Does The Last Name Juárez Come From? nationality or country of origin
Juárez is found most frequently in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Juàrez, Juãrez, Júárez, Jùárez, Júarez or Jùarez. For other potential spellings of Juárez click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Juárez? popularity and diffusion
The surname Juárez is the 117,754th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,864,776 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Juárez live; 66 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Hispano-North America.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 2,528 people, or 1 in 49,101. In Mexico it is most common in: Mexico City, where 23 percent are found, México, where 18 percent are found and Puebla, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Mexico it is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 18 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.
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