Cuenca Surname
Approximately 114,056 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCuenca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 24,052 | 1:1,944 | 225 |
| Ecuador | 16,175 | 1:983 | 166 |
| Philippines | 14,092 | 1:7,184 | 647 |
| Argentina | 12,746 | 1:3,353 | 410 |
| Mexico | 11,250 | 1:11,033 | 1,073 |
| Paraguay | 7,056 | 1:1,026 | 223 |
| Colombia | 6,416 | 1:7,446 | 929 |
| Peru | 5,078 | 1:6,259 | 962 |
| Cuba | 4,231 | 1:2,723 | 385 |
| Venezuela | 3,941 | 1:7,664 | 815 |
| United States | 2,833 | 1:127,942 | 13,536 |
| Bolivia | 2,472 | 1:4,295 | 633 |
| France | 1,211 | 1:54,849 | 7,254 |
| Brazil | 873 | 1:245,217 | 9,453 |
| Uruguay | 494 | 1:6,947 | 766 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Canada | 150 | 1:245,637 | 23,369 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Chile | 97 | 1:181,613 | 5,887 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| El Salvador | 72 | 1:88,110 | 1,558 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Costa Rica | 28 | 1:170,717 | 2,334 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
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.
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.cuencaCuenca Demographics
Average Cuenca Salary in
United States
$44,224 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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