Vergara Surname

1,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Chile

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.

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Vergara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia88,1231:542102
Philippines78,6961:1,28678
Chile76,5271:23039
Mexico46,3581:2,678383
Argentina30,6491:1,395196
Venezuela17,9521:1,682303
Peru16,7541:1,897313
Panama15,6641:25047
Spain14,1011:3,316397
United States13,8691:26,1343,288
Ecuador13,7071:1,160196
Paraguay4,9181:1,471264
Cuba3,3531:3,437453
Brazil2,6831:79,7892,993
Bolivia2,4731:4,293631
Italy1,2761:47,9288,638
Uruguay1,0931:3,140376
France7261:91,49113,198
Canada6321:58,3006,875
Dominican Republic3081:33,8731,918
Australia2551:105,86511,876
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Nicaragua1751:34,4061,212
England1731:322,07023,948
Guatemala1521:105,8072,992
Thailand1251:565,10796,458
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Costa Rica861:55,5821,219
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
El Salvador681:93,2921,600
Denmark661:85,5268,263
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Taiwan621:378,1412,960
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Puerto Rico331:107,5801,644
Norway311:165,88020,092
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Honduras231:383,3243,011
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Guam211:7,6251,143
Qatar191:124,10514,725
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Libya161:390,2481,390
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Oman121:307,3314,704
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
China51:273,464,31313,838
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Laos41:1,647,081888
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

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).

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

(Italian) One who tended animals, a herdsman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Vergara Last Name Facts

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

Vergara (Arabic: فرغارا, Russian: Вергара) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Vergára, Vergará, Vergàra or Vérgara. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vergara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231st most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 16,859 people. Vergara occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Vergara are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 683,417th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 178 people.

This last name 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 are found, Sucre Department, where 14 percent are found and Córdoba Department, where 13 percent are found. Beside Colombia this last name exists in 106 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Chile, where 18 percent are found.

Vergara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vergara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vergara surname rose 106,685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 8,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vergara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vergara surname are 41.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.89% registered to vote for 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vergara in the Russian language
Вергараvergara-
Vergara in the Arabic language
فرغاراfrghara-
فيرغاراfyrghara-

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