Requeña Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Belize

Requeña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Requeña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Requena (67,232), Réquena (1), Requéna (1) & Réquéna (3) are calculated separately.

Requeña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Requeña is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Requena, Réquena, Requéna or Réquéna. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Requeña? popularity and diffusion

Requeña is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Requeña live; 81 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,971,759. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Santander Department, where 88 percent live and Córdoba Department, where 13 percent live. Other than Colombia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 6 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
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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 Requeña
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