Nicaragua Surname

114,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Nicaragua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicaragua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua3,5221:1,710302
Ecuador2341:67,9745,335
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Mexico891:1,394,67615,650
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Nicaraguá (1) & Nicarágua (1) are calculated separately.

Nicaragua (19) may also be a first name.

Nicaragua Last Name Facts

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

Nicaragua has its highest incidence in Nicaragua. It may also be rendered as: Nicaraguá or Nicarágua. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicaragua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 114,139th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,798,950 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Nicaragua reside; 88 percent reside in Central America and 88 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Nicaragua is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 3,522 people, or 1 in 1,710. In Nicaragua it is mostly concentrated in: Masaya Department, where 40 percent reside, Managua Department, where 28 percent reside and Granada Department, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nicaragua this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the 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.

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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
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