Vargas (surname)


Vargas is a Spanish surname of Castilian origin. The founder of the house was Ivan de Vargas who fought as a knight in the reconquest of Madrid, in 1083, at service of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 22.2% of all known bearers of the surname Vargas were residents of
Mexico, 15.6% of Colombia, 7.5% of Peru, 6.7% of the United States, 6.4% of Bolivia, 6.2% of Venezuela, 4.5% of Chile, 4.3% of Costa Rica, 4.2% of Brazil, 3.9% of Argentina, 3.2% of the Philippines, 2.7% of the Dominican Republic, 2.5% of Spain, 2.5% of Ecuador, 1.5% of Guatemala and 1.2% of Nicaragua.
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following autonomous communities:
In Costa Rica, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following provinces: