Quecano Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Quecano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quecano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia2971:160,8554,493
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Quecaño (756) are calculated separately.

Quecano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quecano is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Quecaño. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quecano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 761,666th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name Quecano occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quecano are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 82 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

It is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 160,855. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Capital District, where 61 percent reside, Cundinamarca Department, where 39 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Colombia Quecano exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Peru, where 4 percent reside.

Quecano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quecano last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quecano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 100.53% more than the national average, earning $45,525,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $38,995 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
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  • 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 Quecano
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