Pesqueira Surname

108,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Aruba

Pesqueira Surname User-submission:

The Pesqueira family migrated from Spain to north Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina. General Ignacio Pesqueira was governor of the state of Sonora in north Mexico and was a prominent general during the French intervetion war in Mexico.

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Pesqueira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,6801:73,8853,224
United States8771:413,29435,917
Brazil6511:328,83912,663
Spain4391:106,4978,544
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
Argentina2021:211,60117,444
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
France141:4,744,480251,814
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Pesqueira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pesqueira family migrated from Spain to north Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina. General Ignacio Pesqueira was governor of the state of Sonora in north Mexico and was a prominent general during the French intervetion war in Mexico.

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Pesqueira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pesqueira is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pesqueira.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesqueira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pesqueira is the 108,526th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,699,125 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pesqueira are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,680 people, or 1 in 73,885. In Mexico Pesqueira is most numerous in: Sonora, where 70 percent are found, Baja California, where 9 percent are found and Mexico City, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Pesqueira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pesqueira surname are 36.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.11% registered with the party.

The amount Pesqueira earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 40.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,448 per year and in United States they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning $39,308 USD per year.

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