Colchao Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Colchao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colchao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2441:130,2637,394
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Colchao Last Name Facts

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

Colchao occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Colchao.

How Common Is The Last Name Colchao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 953,750th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Colchao reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Andean South America.

Colchao is most commonly occurring in Peru, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 130,263. In Peru it is primarily found in: La Libertad Region, where 54 percent live, Lima Province, where 24 percent live and Áncash Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Peru Colchao occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Colchao Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Colchao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 109.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,586 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colchaod931/
Colcao929/
Culchao861/
Chulchao801/
Calcao77266/
Colxao771/
Colcoa771/
Colsao771/
Colesao716/
Calcaðo711/
Collzao711/
Kaltchao671/
Caljao622/
Coulsoa571/
Khalkhao534/
Kolesoho533/
Kalkhaou531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Colchao
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