Lucero Surname

2,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Lucero Surname Definition:

Descendant of Lucero (light, star, the morning star). Lucero is a name of the planet Venus.

Found in Aragon. Feminine form is Lucia, masculine Lucio. Derived from latin "Lucius," "Luz," and "Laticus," equivalent to the English name Lucy.

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Lucero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina71,0551:60275
United States41,7721:8,6771,048
Philippines39,4031:2,569182
Mexico28,3461:4,379575
Ecuador8,5451:1,861326
Chile7,5291:2,340409
Peru6,5601:4,845789
Guatemala4,1771:3,850570
Colombia3,1111:15,3571,333
Spain2,0801:22,4772,421
Venezuela1,5951:18,9371,399
El Salvador1,4121:4,493481
Panama1,1681:3,350421
Bolivia1,0421:10,1891,111
Brazil7581:282,42010,888
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Uruguay7101:4,833548
Dominican Republic3311:31,5191,835
Honduras3291:26,798941
Canada2591:142,26114,635
Paraguay2451:29,5381,018
France661:1,006,405112,047
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Australia551:490,83137,357
England541:1,031,81650,675
Taiwan511:459,7013,496
Guam411:3,905492
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Belize341:10,4551,333
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Nicaragua281:215,0392,611
Norway221:233,74025,571
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Austria181:473,08046,251
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Qatar121:196,50026,891
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Denmark71:806,38843,211
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
China71:195,331,65210,124
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5561:19,6472,479

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

Lucero (71,898) may also be a first name.

Lucero Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Lucero (light, star, the morning star). Lucero is a name of the planet Venus.

Found in Aragon. Feminine form is Lucia, masculine Lucio. Derived from latin "Lucius," "Luz," and "Laticus," equivalent to the English name Lucy.

An Aragonese name derived from Lugo.

See Lucio, Lugo.

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

User-submitted Reference

Lucero is Spanish for 'bright star'. It's a reference to the morning star, ie. the planet Venus.

- mlucero

Lucero Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lucero is found most in Argentina. It may also be rendered as: Lucéro. Click here for other potential spellings of Lucero.

How Common Is The Last Name Lucero? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,498th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,833 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Lucero live; 46 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Lucero is also the 13,568th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 71,898 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is borne by 71,055 people, or 1 in 602. In Argentina Lucero is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 26 percent live, Mendoza Province, where 22 percent live and San Luis Province, where 15 percent live. Aside from Argentina it exists in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 18 percent live.

Lucero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lucero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lucero last name increased 1,634 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lucero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lucero are 6.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lucero earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning 311,136 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,522 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $21,307,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.22% less than the national average, earning $38,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $48,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lucéro941/
Luceros92270/
Luceiro9286/
Laucero9280/
Loucero9218/
Lucerro9210/
Luchero928/
Luscero926/
Lucearo924/
Luccero924/
Luceero924/
Luceroi923/
Leucero923/
Luciero923/
Llucero922/
Luzcero921/
Ludcero921/
Luycero921/
Luceroo920/
Louceiro86152/
Lucheros8622/
Luceiros861/
Lucieros860/
Lucera83986/
Lujero83263/
Lusero83217/
Lugero83189/
Locero83100/
Luzero8350/
Luciro8335/
Lukero8311/
Lucreo831/
Luqero831/
Luckeroth80213/
Lutcheros8012/
Luckerott801/
Laugero77595/
Luquero77438/
Ludgero77430/
Luchera77414/
Luzeiro77303/
Lausero7768/
Lucerga7755/
Liukero7725/
Lauzero7721/
Loucera779/
Lociero778/
Louzero778/
Lhusero777/
Luseiro776/
Luggero776/
Lukhero775/
Luceras774/
Lugiero773/
Ludjero773/
Lussero773/
Loceiro772/
Lutzero772/
Lúquero771/
Loocero771/
Luceara771/
Luceera771/
Lujeros771/
Luciera771/
Luceira771/
Lucetra771/
Lugerou771/
Lucisro770/
Luckerroth751/
Louzeiro714,363/
Louseiro71276/
Lucereau71114/
Laugiero7121/
Lukeroth7118/
Luggiero7117/
Lauzeiro712/
Lauseiro712/
Loudgero712/
Locquero711/
Lauseros711/
Louceira711/
Lockeroy710/
Luziro67611/
Lugera67320/
Losero67163/
Lukera67161/
Lujera6760/
Luckerath6726/
Louzeiros6723/
Lozero6719/
Lukiro6716/
Lokero678/
Lociro676/
Locera676/
Lusera674/
Lucira674/
Lusiro672/
Lugiro671/
Ludjeross671/
Lucherath671/
Luzera670/

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Lucero Reference & Research

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

Lucero 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 Lucero
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