Huancaya Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Huancaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Huancaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru5031:63,1894,902
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Huancaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Huancaya is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Huancaya? popularity and diffusion

Huancaya is the 595,654th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Huancaya are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequently used in Peru, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 63,189. In Peru Huancaya is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 49 percent reside, Junín Region, where 37 percent reside and Ucayali Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Peru it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Huancaya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Huancaya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Huancaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 51.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,462 per year and in United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huancay93259/
Huancayo881,083/
Huanchay881/
Huanccay881/
Chuanchay821/
Bancaya80195/
Huancai805/
Bangcaya753,900/
Huangcai751,636/
Huancoyo7535/
Chuancai752/
Banchaya751/
Chuancey751/
Chuanchai71200/
Khuanchai7112/
Chuanchey714/
Bancay713/
Banggcaya711/
Khuanchuy711/
Wancaa711/
Vancay711/
Wankaya67131/
Vanchay6749/
Vancsay6729/
Vankaya6728/
Wanceya6722/
Banchay6714/
Huancui672/
Khwuanchai672/
Wangcay671/
Wanzaya671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Huancaya
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