Vaquero Surname

21,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Vaquero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaquero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain14,5511:3,213382
Mexico3,7231:33,3402,052
Colombia1,7911:26,6751,807
Argentina1,6161:26,4502,215
United States8241:439,87737,819
El Salvador5341:11,880733
Venezuela4111:73,4893,077
France2731:243,30737,643
Ecuador2391:66,5525,287
Brazil1861:1,150,93740,026
Bolivia1591:66,7703,169
Peru1191:267,09310,664
Cuba1161:99,3343,014
Honduras1061:83,1741,559
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Uruguay591:58,1656,298
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
England351:1,591,94567,242
Chile271:652,46215,367
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Panama191:205,9085,804
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Vaquero (44) may also be a first name.

Vaquero Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vaquero occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Vaquéro. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaquero? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,700th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 290,479 people. Vaquero occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Vaquero reside; 58 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Vaquero is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 14,551 people, or 1 in 3,213. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Madrid, where 25 percent live, Castile and León, where 21 percent live and Andalusia, where 10 percent live. Not including Spain this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 15 percent live and Colombia, where 7 percent live.

Vaquero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vaquero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vaquero surname grew 82,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vaquero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vaquero surname are 45.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 99.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vaquero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 42.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,146 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $25,467,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 24.92% less than the national average, earning $32,397 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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