Soncco Surname

45,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Soncco Surname User-submission:

The Soncco surname comes from Quechua, an ancient language of Peru spoken the most during the Inca Empire, before the Spanish conquest. It is also one of its official languages nowadays.

It is a contraction of the world sonqo, which means 'heart'.

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Soncco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru11,3511:2,800466
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Soncco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Soncco surname comes from Quechua, an ancient language of Peru spoken the most during the Inca Empire, before the Spanish conquest. It is also one of its official languages nowadays.

It is a contraction of the world sonqo, which means 'heart'. This word in the Inca culture also integrates a large series of terms related to emotional and intellectual functions due to the cardiocentric conception of the mind during the Inca Empire. This was the site of the superior spiritual function of man. It thus becomes part of the denomination of different states of mind, emotions, spiritual attitudes, characteristics of the personality, imagination, understanding and more.

- sergio1edu

Soncco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soncco is found in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soncco? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,550th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 639,763 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Soncco are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name Soncco is most prevalent in Peru, where it is carried by 11,351 people, or 1 in 2,800. In Peru Soncco is most common in: Puno Region, where 41 percent are found, Cusco Region, where 26 percent are found and Arequipa Region, where 16 percent are found. Besides Peru Soncco occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Soncco Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Soncco earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 20.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,336 per year and in United States they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning $24,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonco913,097/
Songco833,085/
Soncko83109/
Suonco836/
Suncco835/
Sonkco835/
Zoncco834/
Shonco834/
Sancco833/
Sionco832/
Soncca832/
Soncgo831/
Somcco831/
Soncop831/
Sonnco831/
Siongco771,345/
Songcho7729/
Soingco7724/
Szoncso777/
Sotenco776/
Songcoy775/
Sotinco774/
Sosinco773/
Sonscca773/
Somccio771/
Songcos771/
Socenco771/
Souncou771/
Sonko7352,483/
Sanco73701/
Zonco73422/
Sonca7340/
Sunco7333/
Somco737/
Sonqo734/
Soncó731/
Xonco731/
Sotingco71192/
Songchoo7197/
Sotengco7156/
Soscenco715/
Songchoi712/
Songchou711/
Sonscott710/
Chonco6711,883/
Ssonko676,539/
Sangco673,329/
Songca671,784/
Shonko67849/
Sonkoi67611/
Sonkho67527/
Songko67437/
Sionko67235/
Soenko67234/
Sancca6767/
Saanco6737/
Sungco6734/
Sonkou6731/
Shanco6722/
Songso6721/
Sancos6720/
Sancko6719/
Sonkgo6719/
Sancoy6714/
Sonkot6713/
Sonkoy6712/
Sancoa6710/
Sancoo6710/
Shunco6710/
Soonko678/
Suncoo677/
Sianco675/
Sonkoş674/
Sjonko673/
Sancoh673/
Sonkoh673/
Sancot672/
Soungchoo672/
Sounko672/
Songjo672/
Suinco672/
Sosnko671/
Somgco671/
Sancod671/
Soynko671/
Suncoy671/
Szonko671/
Sancou671/
Sonsko671/
Sonkoa671/
Sonkos671/
Sancoi671/
Sankco670/
Shonca670/
Somcot670/

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