Requena Surname

8,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Belize

Requena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Requena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela20,7851:1,453261
Spain17,4001:2,687316
Peru7,2641:4,376717
Mexico5,7141:21,7231,620
Guatemala2,6391:6,094798
Argentina1,9841:21,5441,798
Colombia1,8971:25,1841,751
Ecuador1,5971:9,9601,619
United States1,3911:260,57424,604
Brazil1,3571:157,7566,072
Chile1,0801:16,3121,147
Belize1,0561:33747
France9651:68,8329,565
Bolivia9231:11,5021,195
Dominican Republic3001:34,7761,950
Panama1811:21,6151,410
Cuba1501:76,8182,622
Uruguay911:37,7124,345
England631:884,41445,970
Canada551:669,92054,285
Puerto Rico471:75,5351,405
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Nicaragua251:240,8442,724
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Andorra221:3,811733
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Wales91:343,83718,086
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Réquena (1), Requéna (1) & Réquéna (3) are calculated separately.

Requena (38) may also be a first name.

Requena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Requena (Arabic: ريكينا) is found most in Venezuela. It can be rendered as a variant: Réquena, Requéna or Réquéna. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Requena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,482nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 108,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Requena reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name globally It is held by 38 people.

It is most commonly used in Venezuela, where it is borne by 20,785 people, or 1 in 1,453. In Venezuela it is mostly concentrated in: Aragua, where 15 percent live, Miranda, where 14 percent live and Guárico, where 14 percent live. Besides Venezuela this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 26 percent live and Peru, where 11 percent live.

Requena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Requena surname are 43.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Requena earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,954 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.58% less than the national average, earning $14,851,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $36,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,793 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Requena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Requena in the Arabic language
ريكيناrykyna-

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