Oquendo Surname

15,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Oquendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oquendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia14,2541:3,352577
United States5,5021:65,8787,696
Philippines3,7831:26,7613,689
Venezuela3,2631:9,257906
Cuba2,4881:4,631557
Ecuador1,6011:9,9351,612
Bolivia1,2321:8,6171,005
Peru1,1041:28,7902,991
Puerto Rico1,0281:3,453280
Spain3351:139,55810,482
Costa Rica1971:24,264798
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Guatemala981:164,1093,534
Panama951:41,1822,154
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Canada561:657,95753,499
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guam11:160,1214,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Oquendo (87) may also be a first name.

Oquendo Last Name Facts

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

Oquendo is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oquendo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,629th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 204,419 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Oquendo reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,024,927th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 87 people.

The surname Oquendo is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is held by 14,254 people, or 1 in 3,352. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Antioquia Department, where 63 percent are found, Córdoba Department, where 12 percent are found and Atlántico Department, where 8 percent are found. Barring Colombia it is found in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.

Oquendo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oquendo surname are 42.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oquendo earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,695 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $21,381,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.34% less than the national average, earning $35,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $49,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Quendo938/
Oquiendo935/
Hoquendo932/
Oquenndo932/
Oqundo928/
Oqendo928/
Ocquiendo882/
Oquindo861,684/
Oguendo8646/
Aquendo8610/
Oquenda868/
Okuendo864/
Oqeundo863/
Oquemdo862/
Ocuendo861/
Equendo861/
Oqwendo861/
Oqenndo861/
Okendo77782/
Ocendo779/
Aquindo7196/
Okwendo7136/
Ochendo7125/
Aguendo719/
Ogwendo714/
Oguindo713/
Oquinda713/
Okoendo712/
Ocndo673/
Eqndo671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oquendo
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