Julca Surname

15,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Julca Surname User-submission:

The surname Julca comes from Peru, from Cajamarca in a town called Cajabamba, the story tells that there was a river called julca, and when the Spanish arrived they decided to name the people of that area the Julcas, another story mentions that the surname comes from possibly from the Quechua kulka, which means the 'whitecaps in the constellation'.

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Julca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru35,4991:895126
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Spain1321:354,18220,197
Chile1171:150,5685,147
Ecuador1091:145,9257,028
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Panama51:782,45211,059
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Julca (35) may also be a first name.

Julca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Julca comes from Peru, from Cajamarca in a town called Cajabamba, the story tells that there was a river called julca, and when the Spanish arrived they decided to name the people of that area the Julcas, another story mentions that the surname comes from possibly from the Quechua kulka, which means the 'whitecaps in the constellation'. These people were hard working led by the Inca empire. There were many derivations of the surname such as Caruajulca, Tumbajulca, among others, however; The most common was Julcamoro named for people with the last name Julca who were not baptized during the viceroyalty after the Spanish conquest.

- Gyanella Julca Davila

Julca is a surname given by the Spanish Colonizers to the people living along the mountains of the Andes that were lined with silver.

- aaronjulca

Julca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Julca is found most in Peru. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Julca? popularity and diffusion

The surname Julca is the 15,400th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 201,341 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Julca reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 35 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Peru, where it is carried by 35,499 people, or 1 in 895. In Peru it is primarily found in: Lima Province, where 23 percent are found, Cajamarca Region, where 16 percent are found and La Libertad Region, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Peru this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Julca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Julca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Julca surname increased 18,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Julca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Julca last name are 20.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Julca earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 25.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,483 per year and in United States they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning $36,585 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Julcas91110/
Jullca916/
Juilca911/
Julcca911/
Julchai833/
Sulca8023,156/
Julka803,121/
Zulca80458/
Culca80136/
Yulca8079/
Julce8026/
Julsa807/
Julza805/
Jolca802/
Julco802/
Julja802/
Sullca7313,762/
Huilca732,752/
Culcay731,358/
Chulca731,252/
Culcea73999/
Jhulka7338/
Zulcas7330/
Julesa7328/
Zullca7323/
Zulcha7314/
Hullca7313/
Djulka7312/
Sulcaj7310/
Julkha739/
Sulcca739/
Sulcea734/
Julcsi734/
Juljai733/
Djulja732/
Julqua731/
Julcei731/
Julkay731/
Julsad731/
Julkka731/
Julkaa731/
Julchi731/
Julcos731/
Julkap731/
Cullca731/
Julkah731/
Julsai731/
Julsat731/
Huillca6723,632/
Julleza67287/
Chullca67204/
Huilcas6731/
Julesha6731/
Cullcay6727/
Zulchas6714/
Zulchah6711/
Julchoo6710/
Huilcca679/
Sullcca677/
Huyllca673/
Jullesa673/
Julshat673/
Jollcca672/
Sculsca672/
Julshah672/
Julkaha671/
Hujllca671/
Julesah671/
Hullcca671/
Julsaid671/
Jyulkha671/
Hullcas671/
Djoulka671/
Sullcay671/
Jaulesa671/
Julsath670/
Hulcahy670/
Hulcatt670/

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