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This appendix lists the most common surnames in Latin American countries, per statistics by various sources, official or unofficial.
Argentina
- González
- Rodríguez
- Gómez
- Fernández
- López
- Díaz
- Martínez
- Pérez
- García
- Sánchez
Bolivia
Spanish surnames are the most common in Bolivia, but some surnames from Aymara are also used.
Chile
Most surnames in Chile are from Spanish, but surnames from Basque (e.g. Araya, Vergara, Zúñiga) are also common, given the large number of Chileans with Basque ancestors.
2008
Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación. Only based on statistics for those as the first surname.
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
2014
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
- González
- Rodríguez
- Castillo
- Pérez
- Sánchez
- Martínez
- García
- Díaz
- Moreno
- López
- Quintero
- Gómez
- Hernández
- Herrera
- Batista
- Morales
- Arauz
- Ortega
- Caballero
- Villarreal
- Guerra
- Vasquez
- Jiménez
- Rivera
- Vega
- Torres
- Rios
- Cedeño
- de León
- Ruiz
Paraguay
An asterisk indicates Portuguese origin.
Peru
Spanish surnames form most of Peruvian surnames, while a few derive from local languages, like Quechua and Aymara.
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
- Rodríguez
- González
- Pérez
- Martínez
- Fernández
- García
- López
- Sosa
- Silva
- Pereira
- Olivera
- Díaz
- Gómez
- Cabrera
- Álvarez
- Acosta
- Hernández
- Suárez
- Ferreira
- Pereyra
Venezuela
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