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.
Vergara Demographics
Average Vergara Salary in
United States
$41,530 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vergara in the Russian language | ||
| Вергара | vergara | - |
| Vergara in the Arabic language | ||
| فرغارا | frghara | - |
| فيرغارا | fyrghara | - |
Search for Another Surname
Vergara Reference & Research
Vergara Genealogy - The family's genealogy from XVI century 'till now.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vergara
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis