Acuña Surname
Approximately 309,291 people bear this surname
Acuña Surname Definition:
Surname of great noble lineage of don Pelayo Fruela, the Diácono, Infante of Leon son of don Fruela II, King of Leon, who lived in the early part of the IX century. He took this name from a place called Acuña Alta situated a few miles from the Sierra of the Stars, in Portugal.
Read More About This SurnameAcuña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 64,170 | 1:666 | 87 |
| Mexico | 40,334 | 1:3,077 | 432 |
| Chile | 37,539 | 1:469 | 99 |
| Colombia | 36,710 | 1:1,301 | 263 |
| Peru | 35,116 | 1:905 | 128 |
| Paraguay | 18,707 | 1:387 | 95 |
| Philippines | 17,378 | 1:5,826 | 494 |
| Costa Rica | 15,167 | 1:315 | 89 |
| Venezuela | 13,929 | 1:2,168 | 376 |
| Nicaragua | 12,024 | 1:501 | 111 |
| Spain | 7,243 | 1:6,455 | 802 |
| Bolivia | 4,485 | 1:2,367 | 417 |
| Uruguay | 2,786 | 1:1,232 | 138 |
| El Salvador | 1,079 | 1:5,879 | 549 |
| Panama | 863 | 1:4,533 | 533 |
| Ecuador | 637 | 1:24,970 | 3,297 |
| Guatemala | 563 | 1:28,566 | 1,836 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
The alternate forms: Acuna (28,435), Acuńa (2), Acúña (1) & Ácuña (1) are calculated separately.
Acuña (29) may also be a first name.
Acuña Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Surname of great noble lineage of don Pelayo Fruela, the Diácono, Infante of Leon son of don Fruela II, King of Leon, who lived in the early part of the IX century. He took this name from a place called Acuña Alta situated a few miles from the Sierra of the Stars, in Portugal. In the XI century don Martín Vásquez de Acuña I, Count of Valencia, married the princess Maria of Portugal, daughter of the Infante don Juan, grandson of the King don Pedro I of Portugal. The family shield pictures nine blue wedges.
Acuñar "to coin, mint money, to stamp" is the activity the Acuña surname designates.
Acuña Demographics
Average Acuña Salary in
Colombia
$20,000,400 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
Acuña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acuña Come From? nationality or country of origin
Acuña occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Acuna, Acuńa, Acúña or Ácuña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Acuña? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,775th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,562 people. The surname Acuña is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Acuña reside; 69 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held given name globally It is held by 29 people.
Acuña is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is borne by 64,170 people, or 1 in 666. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 44 percent reside, Santa Fe Province, where 7 percent reside and Corrientes Province, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Argentina it occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and Chile, where 12 percent reside.
Acuña Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Acuña has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Acuña Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Acuña earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,598 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning R 262,692 per year and in Colombia they earn 11.9% less than the national average, earning $20,000,400 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acuna | 93 | 28,435 | / |
| Acuńa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Acúña | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ácuña | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ascuña | 91 | 605 | / |
| Azcuña | 91 | 11 | / |
| Acuñha | 91 | 9 | / |
| Acuñia | 91 | 5 | / |
| Acuñaa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Acuiña | 91 | 2 | / |
| Acunña | 91 | 1 | / |
| Acuñaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eacuña | 91 | 1 | / |
| D'Acuña | 83 | 21 | / |
| Acuño | 80 | 7 | / |
| Akuña | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ocuña | 80 | 2 | / |
| Acunha | 73 | 1,506 | / |
| Azcuna | 73 | 843 | / |
| Ascuna | 73 | 160 | / |
| Acunia | 73 | 96 | / |
| Acunga | 73 | 30 | / |
| Acunaş | 73 | 19 | / |
| Acunas | 73 | 17 | / |
| Acunaz | 73 | 14 | / |
| Acunna | 73 | 5 | / |
| Acunya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gacuna | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ascuño | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acunaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gacuño | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocuiña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Accuna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acuina | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acouna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acunat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aucunas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gacunga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gacunia | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'acuna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gacunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acunaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acunias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Accouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acounad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acunhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hacunha | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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