Cerquera Surname

49,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Cerquera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerquera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia9,1921:5,197763
Peru8591:37,0013,542
Spain1521:307,57918,383
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
France51:13,284,544357,392
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Cerquera Last Name Facts

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

Cerquera is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerquera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,259th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 697,373 people. The surname Cerquera is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cerquera reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 88 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

It is most widely held in Colombia, where it is borne by 9,192 people, or 1 in 5,197. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Huila Department, where 42 percent reside, Capital District, where 15 percent reside and Tolima Department, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Colombia Cerquera occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 8 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Cerquera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cerquera last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Cerquera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 36.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,388 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $22,161,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 28.61% more than the national average, earning $55,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.79% less than the national average, earning $36,872 CAD per year.

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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 Cerquera
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