Suarez Surname

382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,336,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Cuba

Suarez Surname User-submission:

It means "Swine Guard's son", "son of the south army" or "the one with that has red hair."

Soares is classified as a patronymic surname with Portuguese and Spanish origins, being based on Soeiro (first name), which in turn comes from the Latin suarius, meaning "pig shepherd".

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Suarez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia257,2361:18624
Mexico177,0601:701110
Venezuela161,8371:18726
Argentina147,3271:29022
Spain123,6711:37832
Cuba89,6851:12817
United States62,1301:5,834682
Ecuador54,6881:29134
Bolivia51,2651:20726
Philippines50,8121:1,992134
Peru49,2101:64684
Uruguay21,0041:16317
Nicaragua20,3311:29663
Dominican Republic18,2491:572108
Chile15,9131:1,107235
Costa Rica5,7471:832180
Honduras5,4261:1,625285
Paraguay5,1781:1,398259
Brazil3,7181:57,5782,171
France2,5641:25,9063,094
Panama1,7611:2,222324
Puerto Rico1,6051:2,212211
Guatemala1,5371:10,4641,115
Saudi Arabia1,3911:22,1823,101
El Salvador1,2621:5,027514
Canada1,2191:30,2263,946
England6741:82,6689,124
Belgium4271:26,9244,283
Switzerland3681:22,3183,550
Germany3121:258,03027,728
Italy2491:245,60933,202
Australia2471:109,29412,192
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Netherlands1621:104,24216,843
Thailand1521:464,72681,315
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Andorra1141:735119
Belize1001:3,555686
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Taiwan731:321,1612,578
Aruba601:1,725246
New Caledonia571:4,846930
Norway421:122,43516,038
United States Virgin Islands401:2,759470
Guam371:4,328556
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Iceland331:11,5181,065
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
China301:45,577,3862,472
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Austria211:405,49741,758
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Finland191:289,30021,660
Israel181:475,42436,085
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Hong Kong151:489,0323,321
India151:51,137,692512,385
Curaçao141:11,232389
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Wales111:281,32115,850
Angola101:2,698,9214,894
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Ghana61:4,503,44915,363
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Oman61:614,6626,082
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malta41:107,5681,849
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Mozambique31:9,087,1907,315
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Comoros21:374,762673
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Anguilla11:13,436792
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

The alternate forms: Suaréz (25), Suarêz (1) & Şuarez (1) are calculated separately.

Suarez (859) may also be a first name.

Suarez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means "Swine Guard's son", "son of the south army" or "the one with that has red hair."

Soares is classified as a patronymic surname with Portuguese and Spanish origins, being based on Soeiro (first name), which in turn comes from the Latin suarius, meaning "pig shepherd".

In the Middle Ages, especially in Portugal, the pig farming was a very important activity, and the economic power of households were quantified by the number of pigs raised.

Another likely source is based on the ancient Germanic word sug-hari, which literally means "southern army."

There is yet another theory explaining the emergence of this surname in English lands. Soares wouldd have originated from the old French word sor'chestnut, which means "red hair".

- niedellan

It is a patronymic surname from the name Suaro or Suero with palatization of the initial s. There were ancient and illustrous solar houses of the Juarez in Spain, including in Santiago de Compostela (La Coruña), Barrillos de las Arrimadas (León), Asturias, Valle de Mena and Valle de Quintanilla (Burgos), Falces (Navarra) and La Orotava (Tenerife).

- saelizondor

Suarez Last Name Facts

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

Suarez (Arabic: سواريز, Russian: Суарез) occurs most in Colombia. It may also be found as: Suaréz, Suarêz or Şuarez. For other possible spellings of Suarez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suarez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 382nd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Suarez are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 277,821st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 859 people.

The surname Suarez is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 257,236 people, or 1 in 186. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Capital District, where 20 percent reside, Antioquia Department, where 10 percent reside and Santander Department, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Colombia this surname occurs in 151 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and Venezuela, where 12 percent reside.

Suarez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Suarez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Suarez last name rose 52,653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 33,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Suarez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Suarez last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Suarez last name are 41.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Suarez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.76% less than the national average, earning €9,082 per year; in Norway they earn 15.57% less than the national average, earning 292,203 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,673 per year; in South Africa they earn 81.09% more than the national average, earning R 430,332 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $22,626,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.31% less than the national average, earning $39,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.63% less than the national average, earning $45,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suaréz9425/
Suarêz941/
Şuarez941/
Suarrez9228/
Suarezz9210/
Suaretz929/
Suaarez925/
Suaraez924/
Suarezs923/
Suarerz923/
Swuarez922/
Suareez922/
Suareaz922/
Suaárez922/
Suasrez922/
Ssuarez922/
Suareuz921/
Shuarez921/
Jsuarez921/
Zsuarez921/
Suatrez921/
Suarezc921/
Suarezx921/
Suare91361/
Suarz9163/
D'Suarez862/
Juarez831,005,165/
Suares8316,706/
Cuarez833,175/
Zuarez831,821/
Swarez8393/
Xuarez8344/
Suorez8325/
Suarep8324/
Suariz8322/
Suarex8321/
Suarie8319/
Suarze8319/
Svarez8319/
Shuarz8318/
Suarec8314/
Suarea8313/
Suatre8312/
Suaree8310/
Suarje837/
Shuare836/
Suared835/
Suaret835/
Suarer833/
Suarey832/
Suarza831/
Suarei831/
Suarzi831/
Suarezová807/
Suarezova801/
Zuaretz771,164/
Swaretz7722/
Suharje7716/
Juarrez7711/
Souhare778/
Swarecz778/
Suharzi777/
Suhares777/
Shuares776/
Suharei776/
Suharea775/
Shuayre775/
Juaarez774/
Juarezz774/
Jsuares774/
Svarecz774/
Jjuarez773/
Juarezs773/
Suaraes772/
Suaresh772/
Svarezc772/
Suhaire772/
Zjuarez771/
Suhairz771/
Hjuarez771/
Juaresz771/
Juasrez771/
Juaárez771/
Suarece771/
Suareih771/
Suarese771/
Shwarez771/
Scuares771/
Svaretz771/
Suaritz771/
Suaaree771/
Suaries770/
Suarrey770/
Suayres770/
Suara737,872/
Suari734,119/
Svare73698/
Sware73221/
Swarz73153/
Suary7349/
Šuare7326/
Svarz7321/
Zuare7318/
Suarj7310/
Sbare735/
Suore732/
Suaré731/
Sbarz731/
Schwarez717/
Suhairie715/
Svaretcz714/
Szwaretz713/
Suhairey713/
Souhareh711/
D'Juarez711/
Zuarethz711/
Juares675,791/
Svarge67965/
Zuares67756/
Svarre67488/
Suario67352/
Suatri67350/
Swarey67344/
Suaris67302/
Suaryo67183/
Suasri67122/
Shwarz6799/
Swarer6790/
Suarih6784/
Szwarz6779/
Swares6777/
Suaray6773/
Svarer6771/
Suarip6770/
Shuara6765/
Suargi6735/
Juariz6731/
Shvarz6726/
Svares6718/
Chuare6717/
Swarze6713/
Juaréz6712/
Szware6710/
Shuari6710/
Suarry678/
Suaara676/
Shbare676/
Svaire675/
Hsuara675/
Juarex675/
Xuares675/
Suarhs675/
Suarès674/
Suarra674/
Jvarez673/
Shuary673/
Suarha673/
Suarai673/
Swariz673/
Swatre672/
Swarie672/
Swuary672/
Zuariz672/
Suarés672/
Swaire672/
Cuariz672/
Shuhairie672/
Juorez671/
Shvare671/
Shware671/
Suhore671/
Suorec671/
Swaree671/
Svaree671/
Svareh671/
Suaraa671/
Suaraj671/
Suarit671/
Juarèz671/
Suarii671/
Suaroa671/
Swareh671/
Schwaretz671/
Swarzy671/
Swarzz671/
Swarea671/
Shuhairey671/
Suorep671/
Suhairiey671/
Suaroj671/
Szvarz671/
Zvarez671/
Swarzt670/
Swarrietz670/
Swayre670/

Suarez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suarez in the Russian language
Суарезsuarez-
Suarez in the Arabic language
سواريزswaryz-

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