Pacurucu Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Pacurucu Surname User-submission:

The Pacurucu surname comes from the Quechua words pacu (llama) and rucu (old man), meaning 'man that takes care of llamas in the Andes mountains'.

Pacurucu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1,3521:11,7651,885
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Pacurucu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pacurucu surname comes from the Quechua words pacu (llama) and rucu (old man), meaning 'man that takes care of llamas in the Andes mountains'.

- gabacpac

Pacurucu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pacurucu occurs in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pacurucu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pacurucu is the 281,264th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,311,622 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pacurucu live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ecuador, where it is held by 1,352 people, or 1 in 11,765. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Azuay Province, where 62 percent live, Guayas Province, where 14 percent live and Cañar Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Ecuador it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Pacurucu Last Name Statistics demography

Pacurucu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22% more than the national average, earning $52,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pacaurucu941/
Pacuruco88231/
Pacurac809/
Pacurach7529/
Pacuroco751/
Pachurach711/
Picuric6712/
Pacaric6710/
Bagrucu676/
Pacurig674/
Pacorac671/
Pacreco671/
Bağrucu671/
Pachruk671/

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