Quichua Surname

389,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Quichua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quichua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru8951:35,5133,435
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Quichua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quichua is carried by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quichua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 389,749th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,017,102 people. The last name Quichua occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quichua live; 99 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Andean South America.

This last name is most widely held in Peru, where it is carried by 895 people, or 1 in 35,513. In Peru it is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 57 percent live, Ayacucho Region, where 30 percent live and Ica Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Peru this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Quichua Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Quichua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,804 per year and in United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quihua9240/
Quicua923/
Quijhua86583/
Quechua8620/
Quishua8612/
Quizhua866/
Quihuat861/
Qihua8337/
Qquijhua802/
Quijua77199/
Guihua7726/
Cuihua7718/
Quizua7710/
Kuchua775/
Kuihua773/
Cuchua772/
Quisua771/
Quissua714,159/
Chichua711,085/
Khuchua7199/
Kitchua714/
Qquehua713/
Guaicua711/
Ghuihua711/
Kijchua711/
Kichhua711/
Quiva671,176/
Quiba67659/
Quiwa67313/
Kihua6747/
Cehua6722/
Khuchuea6710/
Kitchuay677/
Kitchuea673/
Chichuay672/
Kaichuay671/
Cihua671/
Qihuo671/
Quoisuah671/
Kicua671/
Kuechuay671/
Kijchuay671/

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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 Quichua
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