Quecaña Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Quecaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quecaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia2471:42,9822,507
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Quecana (126) are calculated separately.

Quecaña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quecaña is held by more people in Bolivia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Quecana. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quecaña? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,003,904th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quecaña are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Andean South America.

Quecaña is most frequently occurring in Bolivia, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 42,982. In Bolivia it is most prevalent in: La Paz Department, where 51 percent live, Santa Cruz Department, where 49 percent live and Pando Department, where 0 percent live. Not including Bolivia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 2 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

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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 Quecaña
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