Cerqua Surname

144,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cerqua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerqua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,4641:24,8204,401
United States4261:850,84364,837
Canada871:423,51337,101
England311:1,797,35772,927
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cerqua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cerqua is found most in Italy. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerqua? popularity and diffusion

Cerqua is the 144,236th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,365,318 people. The last name Cerqua occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Cerqua are found; 80 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent are found in Italic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 2,464 people, or 1 in 24,820. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Campania, where 49 percent reside, Lazio, where 45 percent reside and Marche, where 2 percent reside. Barring Italy it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Cerqua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cerqua has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cerqua last name rose 21,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cerqua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cerqua are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Cerqua earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning €27,232 per year; in United States they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $52,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.46% more than the national average, earning $64,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerquea921/
Cirqua831/
Cerqueu7717/
Cerquoz7711/
Chergua772/
Cerca732,499/
Zerqa73649/
Cerka73350/
Serqa737/
Cherquei711/
Cercas671,225/
Cercea67440/
Cearca67125/
Scerca67108/
Cercaz6776/
Cerkas6765/
Zergua6725/
Cherca6721/
Sergua672/
Cercai671/
Serqas671/

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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 Cerqua
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