Oajaca Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Oajaca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oajaca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,4171:11,3501,160
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Belize61:59,2462,743
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Oajaca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oajaca is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oajaca? popularity and diffusion

Oajaca is the 263,294th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,897,544 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Oajaca are found; 96 percent are found in Central America and 95 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is held by 1,417 people, or 1 in 11,350. In Guatemala it is most prevalent in: Suchitepéquez Department, where 55 percent live, Guatemala Department, where 26 percent live and Quetzaltenango Department, where 7 percent live. Barring Guatemala it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Belize, where 0 percent live.

Oajaca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oajaca last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the party.

Oajaca earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,794 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohajaca92773/
Hoajaca925/
Goajaca922/
Oajaco831/
Ohajaka7770/
Haejaca771/
Oaica731/
Ouaaicha714/
Oseaca6779/
Oujaka6718/
Aujace671/

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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 Oajaca
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