Águila Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Águila Surname Definition:
Dweller at the sign of the eagle; one who made and sold needles.
Found principally in Navarre, Valencia, and Castile. Name of villages near Tarragona and Vitoria, and with spelling "Aguillón," a town near Zaragoza. In this form the Spanish word means eagle, and the etymology is connected with proper name "Aguilar.
Read More About This SurnameÁguila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Aguila (87,118), Àguila (2), Aguilà (44) & Aguilá (15) are calculated separately.
Águila Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller at the sign of the eagle; one who made and sold needles.
Found principally in Navarre, Valencia, and Castile. Name of villages near Tarragona and Vitoria, and with spelling "Aguillón," a town near Zaragoza. In this form the Spanish word means eagle, and the etymology is connected with proper name "Aguilar."
"Aquila" relates to "aquilus" which means "pardo" or "oscuro," dark.
Castilian from city of Ávila from where it extended to Castile, Estremadura, Andalusia, Catalonia and America.
See also Aguiar, Aguilar and Aguilera.
Águila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Águila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Águila is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Aguila, Àguila, Aguilà or Aguilá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Águila? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,727,723rd most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Águila is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Águila reside; 36 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 36 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,168,801. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 38 percent are found, Madrid, where 23 percent are found and Catalonia, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 27 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguila | 94 | 87,118 | / |
| Àguila | 94 | 2 | / |
| Aguilà | 89 | 44 | / |
| Aguilá | 89 | 15 | / |
| Áquila | 83 | 14 | / |
| Oguila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aguilay | 77 | 136 | / |
| Haguila | 77 | 15 | / |
| Aguilea | 77 | 12 | / |
| Aguilaa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Aguilia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aguilai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aguilah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Áquilas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aguiléa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aqguila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haguilay | 71 | 51 | / |
| D'Aguila | 71 | 17 | / |
| Agwuilya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbuilya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aguilo | 67 | 5,815 | / |
| Aquila | 67 | 4,124 | / |
| Akuila | 67 | 297 | / |
| Aguiló | 67 | 187 | / |
| Oquila | 67 | 118 | / |
| Aguela | 67 | 77 | / |
| Agbila | 67 | 45 | / |
| Goquiolay | 67 | 25 | / |
| Agwila | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aguilò | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oguela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agvila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocuila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acuila | 67 | 1 | / |
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