Colque Surname

8,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Colque Surname User-submission:

The Colque surname is a hispanized version of the Aymara word qullqi, meaning 'silver'.

Colque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia48,4361:21930
Peru9,3411:3,403556
Argentina9,2081:4,642524
Chile1,2041:14,6321,082
Spain5471:85,4707,262
Brazil5081:421,40615,996
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Panama71:558,8949,437
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Colque Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Colque surname is a hispanized version of the Aymara word qullqi, meaning 'silver'.

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Colque Last Name Facts

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

Colque is more frequently found in Bolivia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colque? popularity and diffusion

Colque is the 8,206th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 105,015 people. The last name Colque is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Colque are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Bolivia, where it is borne by 48,436 people, or 1 in 219. In Bolivia it is most prevalent in: Cochabamba Department, where 22 percent live, Potosi Department, where 22 percent live and La Paz Department, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Bolivia this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.

Colque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colque surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Colque earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 18.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,854 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.44% more than the national average, earning $62,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ccolque921,807/
Collque92338/
Colqque9259/
Colques9235/
Colquez927/
Colquet926/
Colquer925/
Kcolque922/
Colqued920/
Colqu911/
Ccolqque861,788/
Ccollque86189/
Colquett86189/
Collqque864/
Coolqque862/
Colquest860/
Colqui833,332/
Colgue8328/
Kolque8321/
Calque834/
Colcue832/
Colqie832/
Qolque831/
Ccollqque80148/
Colq802/
Collqui77103/
Colquis7769/
Colquit7764/
Kgolque779/
Ccolqui776/
Colquiz773/
Kolques771/
Calques771/
Ccalque771/
Colqutt771/
Calquer771/
Ccolqqe771/
Calquet770/
Colce738/
Colke735/
Kolqe731/
Coolq731/
Colquitt714,227/
Colquist7151/
Ccollqui714/
Colingue713/
Ccolqqui712/
Kolinque712/
Kgolqque711/
Colquipp711/
Colengue711/
Colquich710/
Colquith710/
Colcea67324/
Colche6757/
Calqui6714/
Colkey676/
Kalque673/
Collengue673/
Kcolke672/
Kolgue671/
Calqie671/
Colcce671/
Collquitt671/
Collquipp671/
Colkie671/
Colked671/
Coylec671/
Calgue670/

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