Concha Surname
Approximately 68,704 people bear this surname
Concha Surname Definition:
Shortened form of the name "Concepción" which alludes to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It is derived from the latin word "conceptio" which means generation or conception.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander.
Read More About This SurnameConcha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 28,384 | 1:621 | 142 |
| Argentina | 8,616 | 1:4,961 | 555 |
| Peru | 7,380 | 1:4,307 | 702 |
| Mexico | 7,286 | 1:17,036 | 1,414 |
| Philippines | 6,900 | 1:14,672 | 1,600 |
| Ecuador | 2,147 | 1:7,408 | 1,210 |
| United States | 2,023 | 1:179,169 | 17,922 |
| Colombia | 1,832 | 1:26,078 | 1,787 |
| Spain | 1,568 | 1:29,816 | 3,039 |
| Paraguay | 488 | 1:14,829 | 688 |
| Dominican Republic | 393 | 1:26,547 | 1,634 |
| Venezuela | 380 | 1:79,484 | 3,204 |
| Brazil | 262 | 1:817,078 | 29,598 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Bolivia | 187 | 1:56,772 | 2,886 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Cuba | 101 | 1:114,086 | 3,211 |
| France | 70 | 1:948,896 | 108,010 |
| Panama | 61 | 1:64,135 | 2,850 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Costa Rica | 22 | 1:217,276 | 2,674 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Concha (6,333) may also be a first name.
Concha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shortened form of the name "Concepción" which alludes to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It is derived from the latin word "conceptio" which means generation or conception.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander.
User-submitted Reference
Concha is a noble surname of Spanish descent, that also appears to be of toponymic origin, meaning it takes the name of the place where the original bearer of the name lived. The Concha toponym comes from the Latin word concha, which means 'valley surrounded by mountains'.
- umisenkenConcha Demographics
Average Concha Salary in
United States
$41,653 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Concha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Concha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Concha occurs in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Concha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,292nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 106,072 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Concha reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Concha is also the 82,784th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,333 people.
This surname is most widely held in Chile, where it is held by 28,384 people, or 1 in 621. In Chile Concha is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 38 percent live, Bío Bío Region, where 25 percent live and Maule Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Chile it occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 13 percent live and Peru, where 11 percent live.
Concha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Concha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Concha surname grew 8,092 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Concha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Concha surname are 36.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.17% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Concha earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.88% less than the national average, earning 259,984 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,462 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning R 222,612 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $23,323,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning $40,823 CAD per year.
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