Regueiro Surname

69,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Regueiro Surname User-submission:

Regueiro is a surname in Galician and in Portuguese, which originates in A Corunha, Galicia, upper Northwest area of Spain. Its English meaning is 'path' or 'track' laid down for walking or made by people's continual treading. Most commonly it is used to refer to a path that extends along the river bank.

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Regueiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4,4791:10,4381,218
Argentina9561:44,7113,772
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
Cuba3011:38,2811,760
Uruguay2571:13,3531,505
Venezuela1371:220,4685,746
Mexico1281:969,73612,932
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
France771:862,633101,453
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Chile381:463,59112,075
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Panama101:391,2268,067
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Regueiró (4) are calculated separately.

Regueiro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Regueiro is a surname in Galician and in Portuguese, which originates in A Corunha, Galicia, upper Northwest area of Spain. Its English meaning is 'path' or 'track' laid down for walking or made by people's continual treading. Most commonly it is used to refer to a path that extends along the river bank. Hypothetically the name may refer to a trade or business (like smith or archer), it was applied to a courier who would carry information or messages between villages.

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Regueiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Regueiro is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Regueiró. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Regueiro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,906th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,029,460 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Regueiro are found; 65 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 4,479 people, or 1 in 10,438. In Spain Regueiro is mostly concentrated in: Galicia, where 69 percent reside, Basque Country, where 7 percent reside and Madrid, where 6 percent reside. Other than Spain it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Regueiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Regueiro last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Regueiro earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.25% more than the national average, earning $54,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $46,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Regueiró964/
Regueiros945/
Reguero933,259/
Reguiro9318/
Regueira886,970/
Rigueiro88889/
Regueros88242/
Requeiro8884/
Reguerro889/
Regueyro886/
Reiguiro881/
Reguirro881/
Regero86678/
Regiro8631/
Regueiras82135/
Reigueira822/
Regueiira821/
Reguerros821/
Reguera808,926/
Recuero804,409/
Requero80400/
Riguero80357/
Requiro80260/
Reggero8047/
Reguira805/
Regeyro803/
Regeros803/
Regiero801/
Reigero800/
Rigueira751,715/
Requiero75649/
Regueyra75309/
Regueras75299/
Rigueros75262/
Reguiras75135/
Requeira7565/
Reguerra7560/
Riqueiro7512/
Requeros7512/
Reguirra758/
Reguiraz755/
Redcuero751/
Rescuero751/
Recueros751/
Resguera751/
Requirro751/
Requiros751/
Righeiro751/
Resquero751/
Regaro71539/
Regira7160/
Regera7131/
Rigueiras7120/
Requierro7116/
Reguerraz717/
Riguerros713/
Reiqueira711/
Reguerras711/
Riqueiros711/
Requeiras711/
Requieroa711/
Regreo711/
Riquero671,847/
Riguera67295/
Regerat67227/
Requera67131/
Regaira6741/
Regeras6711/
Regeyra675/
Regarro674/
Reggaro674/
Reigira672/
Regiras671/
Reggera671/
Riguira671/
Riggiro671/
Regargo671/

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