Cueva Surname
Approximately 95,847 people bear this surname
Cueva Surname Definition:
One who came from Cuevas (caves) in Spain.
Comes from the latin "cova" - a hollow or a cave.
Originated in Navarre, and also found in town of Urdiales, Santander. Earliest form was de las Cuevas. Name of several villages near Toledo, Seville, Teruel, Santander, Burgos, Osma, and Cuenca.
Read More About This SurnameCueva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 46,251 | 1:687 | 93 |
| Ecuador | 17,608 | 1:903 | 150 |
| Philippines | 7,919 | 1:12,784 | 1,325 |
| United States | 3,999 | 1:90,637 | 10,188 |
| Mexico | 3,906 | 1:31,778 | 2,002 |
| Argentina | 3,786 | 1:11,290 | 1,048 |
| Spain | 3,426 | 1:13,646 | 1,566 |
| Venezuela | 1,935 | 1:15,609 | 1,238 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,063 | 1:9,815 | 823 |
| Honduras | 1,005 | 1:8,773 | 606 |
| Bolivia | 888 | 1:11,955 | 1,223 |
| Colombia | 808 | 1:59,126 | 2,798 |
| Panama | 745 | 1:5,251 | 595 |
| El Salvador | 576 | 1:11,014 | 710 |
| Paraguay | 533 | 1:13,577 | 666 |
| Brazil | 313 | 1:683,944 | 25,201 |
| Chile | 268 | 1:65,733 | 2,746 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Cuba | 133 | 1:86,637 | 2,798 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Costa Rica | 40 | 1:119,502 | 1,876 |
| Nicaragua | 39 | 1:154,387 | 2,244 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Cueva (103) may also be a first name.
Cueva Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Cuevas (caves) in Spain.
Comes from the latin "cova" - a hollow or a cave.
Originated in Navarre, and also found in town of Urdiales, Santander. Earliest form was de las Cuevas. Name of several villages near Toledo, Seville, Teruel, Santander, Burgos, Osma, and Cuenca. Derived from latin "cova" meaning cave, grotto, subterranean cavern, or cellar.
Castilian name from the Cueva, political division of Villarcayo (Burgos).
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Cueva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cueva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cueva is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cueva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cueva is the 5,888th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 76,033 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Cueva live; 76 percent live in South America and 68 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 930,172nd most common first name in the world, held by 103 people.
The surname is most common in Peru, where it is held by 46,251 people, or 1 in 687. In Peru it is most common in: Lima Province, where 25 percent reside, Cajamarca Region, where 17 percent reside and La Libertad Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Peru Cueva exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 18 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.
Cueva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cueva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 66,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cueva Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cueva last name are 43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.23% registered with the party.
The amount Cueva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.48% less than the national average, earning €9,767 per year; in Peru they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,474 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.33% less than the national average, earning $18,314,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $42,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.39% less than the national average, earning $43,030 CAD per year.
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