Nicaragua Surname
Approximately 4,051 people bear this surname
Nicaragua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 3,522 | 1:1,710 | 302 |
| Ecuador | 234 | 1:67,974 | 5,335 |
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Mexico | 89 | 1:1,394,676 | 15,650 |
| Costa Rica | 28 | 1:170,717 | 2,334 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Nicaraguá (1) & Nicarágua (1) are calculated separately.
Nicaragua (19) may also be a first name.
Nicaragua Demographics
Average Nicaragua Salary in
United States
$46,732 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nicaragua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nicaragua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nicaragua is more frequently found in Nicaragua than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Nicaraguá or Nicarágua. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nicaragua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nicaragua is the 114,139th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,798,950 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Nicaragua live; 88 percent live in Central America and 88 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 3,522 people, or 1 in 1,710. In Nicaragua Nicaragua is most frequent in: Masaya Department, where 40 percent live, Managua Department, where 28 percent live and Granada Department, where 12 percent live. Beside Nicaragua this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Nicaragua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nicaragua has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nicaragua Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nicaragua last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Nicaragua earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,732 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaraguá | 96 | 1 | / |
| Nicarágua | 96 | 1 | / |
| Nicaraga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nicargua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nicragua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nicaraqua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nicoragua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nikharaga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ngaragu | 75 | 60 | / |
| Nkaraga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nicarka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngargoua | 71 | 173 | / |
| Ngaraghu | 71 | 63 | / |
| Nakiraga | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ng'araga | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngaragwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nacaraig | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nagaraga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nickaruk | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nacaraca | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nagaragu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngarwagu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoiraga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nacaraeg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhgaragu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkaragwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuca Aragao | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nakiragga | 67 | 105 | / |
| Nagaragay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nakaragui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nagaragah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naguiraga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nagaragau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nukaragha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaograga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwakor-Yagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nicark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagrag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagaragoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakiraiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagaragui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakaragwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakaraiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowicki Arriaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngragu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaraga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nicuregue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngayaraga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaraggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nicaragua
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis