Quelca Surname

242,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Quelca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quelca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia1,3851:7,665933
Peru1901:167,2858,420
Chile341:518,13213,148
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Quelca (1,001) may also be a first name.

Quelca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quelca occurs most in Bolivia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quelca? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 242,837th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,435,512 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quelca are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Andean South America. Quelca is also the 254,333rd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,001 people.

It is most frequently used in Bolivia, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 7,665. In Bolivia Quelca is mostly concentrated in: La Paz Department, where 76 percent live, Cochabamba Department, where 23 percent live and Beni Department, where 0 percent live. Not including Bolivia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 12 percent live and Chile, where 2 percent live.

Quelca Last Name Statistics demography

Quelca earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 28.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,770 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quelcca92196/
Quellca92186/
Qquelca9235/
Qquelcca86364/
Quellcca8638/
Qquellca8630/
Kquelcca861/
Quilca837,158/
Quelka835/
Qullca831/
Kuelca831/
Guelca831/
Qquellcca8045/
Qlca801/
Quillca77835/
Quilcat77336/
Quilcas776/
Quilcca774/
Qqelcca773/
Qquilca773/
Qquelka771/
Qquelqa771/
Kelca73166/
Celca734/
Quillcca7110/
Quillcas712/
Guilca67235/
Quleka67103/
Quilco6738/
Kelcca6716/
Qulqas679/
Guelco672/
Kuelka672/
Chelca671/
Kelcas671/
Quilka671/
Cuelco671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Quelca
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