Vergara Surname
Approximately 432,262 people bear this surname
Vergara Surname Definition:
One who tended animals, a herdsman.
Found as name of village near San Sebastian. Equivalent to surname Bergara. Derived from Spanish "verga" plus "altura," equivalents of Basque words. Hence signifies yard or garden located in high mountains.
Read More About This SurnameVergara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 88,123 | 1:542 | 102 |
| Philippines | 78,696 | 1:1,286 | 78 |
| Chile | 76,527 | 1:230 | 39 |
| Mexico | 46,358 | 1:2,678 | 383 |
| Argentina | 30,649 | 1:1,395 | 196 |
| Venezuela | 17,952 | 1:1,682 | 303 |
| Peru | 16,754 | 1:1,897 | 313 |
| Panama | 15,664 | 1:250 | 47 |
| Spain | 14,101 | 1:3,316 | 397 |
| United States | 13,869 | 1:26,134 | 3,288 |
| Ecuador | 13,707 | 1:1,160 | 196 |
| Paraguay | 4,918 | 1:1,471 | 264 |
| Cuba | 3,353 | 1:3,437 | 453 |
| Brazil | 2,683 | 1:79,789 | 2,993 |
| Bolivia | 2,473 | 1:4,293 | 631 |
| Italy | 1,276 | 1:47,928 | 8,638 |
| Uruguay | 1,093 | 1:3,140 | 376 |
| France | 726 | 1:91,491 | 13,198 |
| Canada | 632 | 1:58,300 | 6,875 |
| Dominican Republic | 308 | 1:33,873 | 1,918 |
| Australia | 255 | 1:105,865 | 11,876 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Nicaragua | 175 | 1:34,406 | 1,212 |
| England | 173 | 1:322,070 | 23,948 |
| Guatemala | 152 | 1:105,807 | 2,992 |
| Thailand | 125 | 1:565,107 | 96,458 |
| Germany | 116 | 1:694,013 | 53,217 |
| Costa Rica | 86 | 1:55,582 | 1,219 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Switzerland | 70 | 1:117,327 | 12,009 |
| El Salvador | 68 | 1:93,292 | 1,600 |
| Denmark | 66 | 1:85,526 | 8,263 |
| Belgium | 62 | 1:185,430 | 24,739 |
| Taiwan | 62 | 1:378,141 | 2,960 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Puerto Rico | 33 | 1:107,580 | 1,644 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Honduras | 23 | 1:383,324 | 3,011 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 1:3,899 | 389 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Vergára (1), Vergará (1), Vergàra (1) & Vérgara (1) are calculated separately.
Vergara (178) may also be a first name.
Vergara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who tended animals, a herdsman.
Found as name of village near San Sebastian. Equivalent to surname Bergara. Derived from Spanish "verga" plus "altura," equivalents of Basque words. Hence signifies yard or garden located in high mountains. Spanish "vergel" - fruit or flower garden - derived from same source.
Comes from a Basque word and means the lowest spot on the mountain.
Basque name from Vergara (Guipúzcoa).
(Italian) One who tended animals, a herdsman.
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Vergara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vergara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vergara (Arabic: فرغارا, Russian: Вергара) is found most frequently in Colombia. It may be found in the variant forms: Vergára, Vergará, Vergàra or Vérgara. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vergara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,231st most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,859 people. The last name Vergara is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Vergara live; 59 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 683,417th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 178 people.
It is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 88,123 people, or 1 in 542. In Colombia Vergara is most numerous in: Antioquia Department, where 16 percent live, Sucre Department, where 14 percent live and Córdoba Department, where 13 percent live. Beside Colombia it occurs in 106 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Chile, where 18 percent live.
Vergara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vergara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vergara surname expanded 106,685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vergara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vergara last name are 41.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.89% being registered with the party.
The amount Vergara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.91% more than the national average, earning €47,720 per year; in Norway they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning 287,474 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,602 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.9% less than the national average, earning R 109,548 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $20,952,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $47,707 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vergara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vergara in the Russian language | ||
| Вергара | vergara | - |
| Vergara in the Arabic language | ||
| فرغارا | frghara | - |
| فيرغارا | fyrghara | - |
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