Pucara Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Andorra

Pucara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pucara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Pucará (1) are calculated separately.

Pucara (25) may also be a first name.

Pucara Last Name Facts

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

Pucara is held by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pucará. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pucara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Pucara are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Andean South America. Pucara is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Peru, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,118,942. In Peru Pucara is mostly found in: Ayacucho Region, where 60 percent are found, Puno Region, where 13 percent are found and Amazonas Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Peru this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Andorra, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

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