Zárate Surname

337,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Zárate Surname Definition:

From the latin "serra" - a mountain place. City in northern Buenos Aires province of Argentina.

Means the pass through the forest.

Basque name from Vizcaya and traced to house of Ayala.

Zárate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico6501:190,9635,285
Argentina1051:407,08031,114
Spain651:719,26231,067
Paraguay551:131,5772,835
Colombia331:1,447,69910,684
Peru331:963,15518,708
Bolivia231:461,5844,333
Chile211:838,88017,964
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Panama91:434,6958,518
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Zarate (295,681), Zàrate (42), Zaráte (2) & Zaraté (2) are calculated separately.

Zárate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the latin "serra" - a mountain place. City in northern Buenos Aires province of Argentina.

Means the pass through the forest.

Basque name from Vizcaya and traced to house of Ayala.

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

Zárate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zárate occurs most in Mexico. It may occur as: Zarate, Zàrate, Zaráte or Zaraté. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zárate? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zárate is the 337,263rd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,673,577 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Zárate reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

Zárate is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 650 people, or 1 in 190,963. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Mexico City, where 21 percent reside, México, where 13 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Mexico this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarate94295,681/
Zàrate9442/
Zárrate928/
Zárates922/
Záratte921/
Zárat911/
Zaráte892/
Zaraté892/
Zorate8316/
Cárate834/
Sárate834/
Zárath831/
Zarrate77184/
Zarates77135/
Zaratez7748/
Zaratte7729/
Zarateh7724/
Zaurate7721/
Zearate7717/
Zaratea7717/
Zaarate7714/
Zoratte7713/
Zorzate776/
Zaraste773/
Zareate772/
Zahrate772/
Zarzate772/
Zzarate771/
Zaratey771/
Zohrate771/
Zàrrate771/
Czarate771/
Ziarate771/
Zarathe771/
Zharate771/
Zarat732,697/
Zorat73921/
Zarratea71435/
Zarraute7157/
Zoraster7135/
Zaaratte718/
Tzarathe715/
Zorzatte714/
Zauraite711/
Zaurathe711/
D'zarate711/
Zarauste711/
Sarate6712,745/
Sorate675,644/
Ziarat673,322/
Jarate671,602/
Zaraat671,378/
Carate671,212/
Zarati671,008/
Zaraut67504/
Corate67253/
Zaarat67229/
Zareat67116/
Zarata67107/
Zarait6796/
Zarete6782/
Zorati6770/
Zarath6767/
Zairat6727/
Zearat6726/
Jorate6726/
Zaratt6721/
Zarrat6717/
Zaratz6713/
Zarote677/
Zoratt674/
Zaraty673/
Zarast673/
Zorote673/
Zarite672/
Zarats672/
Zarhat672/
Zargat672/
Zharat672/
Zorata671/
Zaharates671/
Zorgat671/
Xorate671/
Zorite671/
Zoorat671/
Zorait671/

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