Cuenca Surname

4,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Cuenca Surname Definition:

Found in Cuenca, Andalusia, Valencia, Murcia, and Galicia. Name of city and also village near Osma. Of obscure origin, name may derive from latin "concha" - a wooden bowl.

Derives from the latin "concha" and refers to the wooden plate used by pilgrims and beggars.

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Cuenca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain24,0521:1,944225
Ecuador16,1751:983166
Philippines14,0921:7,184647
Argentina12,7461:3,353410
Mexico11,2501:11,0331,073
Paraguay7,0561:1,026223
Colombia6,4161:7,446929
Peru5,0781:6,259962
Cuba4,2311:2,723385
Venezuela3,9411:7,664815
United States2,8331:127,94213,536
Bolivia2,4721:4,295633
France1,2111:54,8497,254
Brazil8731:245,2179,453
Uruguay4941:6,947766
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Chile971:181,6135,887
England761:733,13240,828
El Salvador721:88,1101,558
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Israel301:285,25425,178
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Greece151:738,65380,079
Panama141:279,4476,847
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Guam121:13,3432,098
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Cuenca (58) may also be a first name.

Cuenca Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Cuenca, Andalusia, Valencia, Murcia, and Galicia. Name of city and also village near Osma. Of obscure origin, name may derive from latin "concha" - a wooden bowl.

Derives from the latin "concha" and refers to the wooden plate used by pilgrims and beggars.

Castilian name from city of Cuenca. One branch in Andalusia.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

An ancient Castilian surname of toponymic origin, taking its name from Cuenca, a town in Spain. The Cuenca toponym originates from the Latin term, conca, meaning 'shell', 'lake', 'watershed', 'vessel', or 'surrounded by highlands'.

- fp.cuenca

Cuenca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuenca is found most in Spain. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuenca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,959th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,894 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Cuenca reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 21 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Cuenca is also the 1,295,729th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 58 people.

This surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 24,052 people, or 1 in 1,944. In Spain it is mostly found in: Andalusia, where 23 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 21 percent reside and Madrid, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain Cuenca exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.

Cuenca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cuenca last name are 43.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Cuenca earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,321 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $24,465,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $44,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $46,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuencas92912/
Cuencia92174/
Cuengca923/
Couenca923/
Chuenca921/
Cuienca921/
Cuencqa921/
Cuencka921/
Cuencca921/
D'Cuenca861/
Cuenco835,424/
Caunca831,192/
Cuenza83985/
Cuence83233/
Coenca8372/
Quenca8346/
Guenca8324/
Cuenci8323/
Cuinca8315/
Ceanca834/
Cuenka833/
Ceunca833/
Cuemca832/
Kuenca831/
Cwenca831/
Chuenchai806,884/
Chuenchay802/
Cuengco77113/
Chuenka7728/
Cuencio7721/
Coienca7713/
Chuinca7712/
Quencia7711/
Quienca779/
Ceancau775/
Quencas775/
Gcwenca774/
Cuencos772/
Cuingca772/
Guencha772/
Quencha771/
Coencca771/
Coengca771/
Chuenkha71743/
Chuencho71310/
Chuenchi714/
Tchuenka711/
Cayuncat711/
Cajuncad711/
Quenza67654/
Guenka67239/
Tchuenche67228/
Quinca6799/
Chuenchio6789/
Chuenchoi6762/
Chuenchui6749/
Kuenza6728/
Cainca6728/
Quenco6719/
Cuenze6717/
Cuinco6716/
Kuenka6714/
Quency6714/
Guinca6714/
Kaunca6710/
Zuenco679/
Chuenchoo677/
Coinca676/
Cwenza676/
Cuince674/
Guenco674/
Cuinci672/
Ceinka671/
Tchuenkap671/
Cuemco671/
Chuenchei671/
Gwenca671/
Chuenchoy671/
Cwenka671/
Kuenci671/
Cheanchea671/
Cuinza671/
Cousincau671/
Tchuenchi671/
Kouentcha671/
Coenco671/

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