Calgua Surname

149,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Calgua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calgua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2,9521:5,448730
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Calgua Last Name Facts

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

Calgua occurs in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calgua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,114th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,459,516 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Calgua live; 100 percent live in Central America and 100 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Calgua is most commonly occurring in Guatemala, where it is held by 2,952 people, or 1 in 5,448. In Guatemala it is mostly concentrated in: Quiché Department, where 95 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 3 percent reside and Chimaltenango Department, where 3 percent reside. Besides Guatemala Calgua occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Peru, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calguas923/
Chalgua921/
Challgua86291/
Kalgua831/
Calcua831/
Calgui831/
Calgue830/
Chalgba771/
Calengue712,368/
Calingue7113/
Chalquea711/
Colgue6728/
Calqui6714/
Kalgue676/
Calque674/
Kalkua671/

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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 Calgua
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