Verdugo Surname

7,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Verdugo Surname Definition:

Refers to the shoot of a young tree.

Castilian name from Arévalo (Avila).

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Verdugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico37,8031:3,284453
Chile12,6661:1,391284
United States6,4911:55,8406,668
Spain6,3001:7,421912
Ecuador3,5101:4,532772
Colombia3,2111:14,8781,323
Argentina1,7741:24,0942,009
Brazil3881:551,73820,643
Venezuela1531:197,4125,403
Bolivia1041:102,0813,957
Cuba791:145,8573,607
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Canada491:751,95159,756
England401:1,392,95161,553
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
France351:1,897,792163,564
Andorra271:3,105589
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Guatemala201:804,1335,212
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Honduras141:629,7463,754
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Panama91:434,6958,518
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Verdugo (58) may also be a first name.

Verdugo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Refers to the shoot of a young tree.

Castilian name from Arévalo (Avila).

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

User-submitted Reference

Verdugo means 'executioner' or 'hangman'.

- kitsumi93

Verdugo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Verdugo (Russian: Вердуго) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verdugo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,791st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 99,903 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Verdugo reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Verdugo is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 58 people.

The last name is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 37,803 people, or 1 in 3,284. In Mexico it is most common in: Sinaloa, where 32 percent are found, Sonora, where 27 percent are found and Chiapas, where 14 percent are found. Other than Mexico this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Verdugo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Verdugo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 14,111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Verdugo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verdugo surname are 38.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.99% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Verdugo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 50.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,634 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $22,781,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.56% less than the national average, earning $36,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $56,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verdugos934/
Vierdugo933/
Verduggo932/
Verdugoo931/
Verdusgo931/
Berdugo8615,382/
Verduga864,202/
Verdigo866/
Virdugo864/
Vardugo863/
Ferdugo861/
Berdougo8058/
Berdugot809/
Berdugos805/
Verdugas803/
Berrdugo801/
Verdiego801/
Verdugaz801/
Verdugaud7512/
Berduga7159/
Berdogo7111/
Wardigo5712/
Warduga571/
Berdoga571/
Berdoega535/
Wirdouga531/

Verdugo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verdugo in the Russian language
Вердугоverdugo-

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