Alcahua Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Alcahua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alcahua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1051:302,70611,321
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Alcahua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alcahua occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Alcahua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcahua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Alcahua occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Alcahua are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Peru, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 302,706. In Peru it is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 31 percent reside, Puno Region, where 25 percent reside and Cusco Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Peru this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Alcahua Last Name Statistics demography

Alcahua earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 31.36% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,306 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alccahua93341/
Allccahua881/
Alcaba77170/
Alcava774/
Huilcahua756/
Huillcahua71337/
Alsasua71166/
Alkabha7149/
Alchawa7114/
Alsabha714/
Alcaway713/
Alcavaz712/
Alsahwa711/
Galceava674/
Alqauwas673/
Alsawaha671/
Alsahbou671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alcahua
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