Nicoya Surname
Approximately 869 people bear this surname
Nicoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 838 | 1:7,185 | 612 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Nicoya (99) may also be a first name.
Nicoya Demographics
Average Nicoya Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nicoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nicoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nicoya is held by more people in Nicaragua than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nicoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 403,615th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Nicoya are found; 99 percent are found in Central America and 99 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 99 people.
The last name Nicoya is most commonly used in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 7,185. In Nicaragua Nicoya is primarily found in: Carazo Department, where 42 percent reside, Managua Department, where 22 percent reside and Masaya Department, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nicaragua this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Nicoya Last Name Statistics demography
Nicoya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 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 Nicoya
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