Colca Surname

174,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Colca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2,2141:14,3561,850
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Italy641:955,57368,465
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Colca Last Name Facts

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

Colca is found most in Peru. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colca? popularity and diffusion

The surname Colca is the 174,363rd most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,961,213 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Colca live; 90 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Andean South America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Peru, where it is carried by 2,214 people, or 1 in 14,356. In Peru Colca is most frequent in: Puno Region, where 39 percent reside, Lima Province, where 23 percent reside and Arequipa Region, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Peru this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.

Colca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colca has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colca surname increased 5,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colca last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colca earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,809 per year and in United States they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $51,443 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colcha913,706/
Cholca91345/
Colcea91324/
Colcas91215/
Ciolca91127/
Scolca91112/
Colcay9194/
Ccolca9121/
Colcca9111/
Collca911/
Colcad911/
Colcoa911/
Colcia911/
Ccolcca83155/
Cholcha83140/
Colchad8348/
Ccollca8314/
Colchaj8310/
Chollca837/
Collcca832/
Coulcia831/
Colldca831/
Colchas831/
Colchat831/
Coolcat831/
Colcast830/
Calca80944/
Colja80905/
Solca80430/
Colsa80425/
Kolca80228/
Culca80136/
Colcy8091/
Colza8041/
Colka8033/
Colco8027/
Colci8024/
Colţa8013/
Colce808/
Colxa807/
Jolca802/
Ţolca801/
Ccollcca77265/
Chollcca775/
Kolcha731,623/
Culcay731,358/
Chulca731,252/
Culcea73999/
Calcea73339/
Culcha73250/
Calcia73214/
Cholka73209/
Culcas73183/
Calcas73169/
Kolcza73146/
Calcai73116/
Colchi73105/
Calcat73104/
Colesa7396/
Colgea7395/
Colţea7394/
Ciulca7383/
Colche7357/
Calcad7336/
Scolza7334/
Calcha7325/
Colsia7321/
Czolka7315/
Ciolka7313/
Colcci7311/
Chalca7311/
Coltza737/
Colcou736/
Kolcas736/
Kolcaj735/
Ciolcă735/
Colcso734/
Colgia734/
Coljaj733/
Coleza733/
Solcka733/
Colcho732/
Koslca731/
Joylca731/
Coljat731/
Colzza731/
Scolco731/
Cálcia731/
Sollca731/
Calcaa731/
Calcay731/
Ccalca731/
Cullca731/
Colzau731/
Colsas731/
Colssa731/
Colcce731/
Colcot730/
Chullca67204/
Colcott6763/
Coltzau6759/
Colesea6758/
Colezea6752/
Chalcha6751/
Kolchah6744/
Colcier6741/
Zsolcai6730/
Cullcay6727/
Collesa6725/
Calciat6715/
Colessa6712/
Calcach676/
Challca675/
Colesza674/
Collcce674/
Cholkai674/
Ccolcce673/
Colchão672/
Jollcca672/
Coulsay671/
Coulsoa671/
Colesia671/
Collzas671/
Choltce671/
Scalcau671/
Tchalca671/
Tsolcha671/
Calcaia671/
Calcaya671/
Calchaj671/
Casilca671/
Caselca671/
Colleza671/
Calcatt670/
Colesha670/
Colkatt670/
Johlcha670/

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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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  • 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 Colca
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