Discua Surname

120,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Discua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Discua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras3,5791:2,463353
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
El Salvador141:453,1352,829
England31:18,572,686338,250
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Discua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Discua is most common in Honduras. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Discua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Discua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 120,798th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,920,808 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Discua are found; 95 percent are found in Central America and 95 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most commonly held in Honduras, where it is held by 3,579 people, or 1 in 2,463. In Honduras it is primarily found in: Comayagua Department, where 48 percent reside, Cortés Department, where 21 percent reside and Francisco Morazán Department, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Honduras it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Discua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Discua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Discua surname expanded 7,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Discua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Discua surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the political party.

Discua earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.61% less than the national average, earning $29,076 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Discuas928/
Dicua911/
Dischuay861/
Descua834/
Dicuha831/
Disqua831/
Disquay7735/
Digua73448/
Dikua73407/
Decua7312/
Dicwa731/
Diosquea711/
Diquas67250/
Diguay6763/
Dickwa676/
Decuha674/
Diguat673/
Dikkua673/
Dikwua671/
Desgua671/
Diegua671/
Decuas670/
Disqwa670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Discua
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