Sulca Surname

23,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Sulca Surname User-submission:

Sulca is a surname that comes from runa simi (Quechua) word sullk'a or sullca. It means 'younger brother' or 'young uncle', if related to the parents.

Sulca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru19,2831:1,648274
Argentina1,7201:24,8512,082
Ecuador1,2591:12,6341,995
Latvia2921:7,021997
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Romania831:241,90223,044
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Chile321:550,51513,718
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Šulca (12), Sulça (2) & Şulcă (27) are calculated separately.

Sulca (11) may also be a first name.

Sulca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sulca is a surname that comes from runa simi (Quechua) word sullk'a or sullca. It means 'younger brother' or 'young uncle', if related to the parents.

- danny.sulca

Sulca Last Name Facts

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

Sulca occurs most in Peru. It may occur as a variant: Šulca, Sulça or Şulcă. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulca? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,397th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 314,715 people. Sulca is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sulca are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Andean South America. Sulca is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most numerous in Peru, where it is held by 19,283 people, or 1 in 1,648. In Peru it is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 47 percent reside, Ayacucho Region, where 27 percent reside and Junín Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Peru this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and Ecuador, where 5 percent reside.

Sulca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sulca surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sulca earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 26.9% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,170 per year and in United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šulca9312/
Sulça932/
Sullca9113,762/
Shulca91610/
Sulcas91152/
Szulca9185/
Sulcha9136/
Sulcaj9110/
Sulcca919/
Sulcea914/
Şulcă8727/
Shullca8322/
Sullcca837/
Schulca833/
Szulcha831/
Sullcay831/
Sutelca831/
Shulcas831/
Julca8036,195/
Sulka801,234/
Sulce80781/
Zulca80458/
Solca80430/
Sulja80352/
Sulza80199/
Culca80136/
Sulco809/
Sulci808/
Sulsa803/
Sulqa801/
Sulcy800/
Schulcka772/
Culcay731,358/
Chulca731,252/
Solcia731,117/
Shulka73578/
Sculco73419/
Sulkaj73257/
Šulcas73180/
Sulçaj73116/
Julcas73110/
Saulcy7386/
Sulchi7383/
Sulkah7355/
Szulka7353/
Suljaj7347/
Soulja7344/
Saulka7344/
Zulcas7330/
Szulce7328/
Saulce7325/
Sulkha7325/
Zullca7323/
Sullka7320/
Zulcha7314/
Suljat7313/
Siulka7312/
Shulza7311/
Saulsa7310/
Soulka739/
Soulza738/
Shulce738/
Sculka737/
Sulcke737/
Saulco736/
Jullca736/
Sulczi736/
Sulkay735/
Sujlka734/
Szulja734/
Solcka733/
Soulsa732/
Sulesa732/
Sulgia731/
Sulkea731/
Sulsia731/
Sultja731/
Sulsha731/
Julcca731/
Sollca731/
Szulsa731/
Sulkap731/
Sullza731/
Cullca731/
Juilca731/
Sulcey730/
Sulcho730/
Sulleza67831/
Chullca67204/
Schulka67180/
Sahulka67166/
Zsolcai6730/
Cullcay6727/
Sulkhah6725/
Souljah6721/
Soulcie6715/
Zulchah6711/
Shulkha677/
Soullsa675/
Shullka674/
Shaulka674/
Sušelka673/
Sulckis673/
Szulcki672/
Schulza671/
Shulgia671/
Shulkaa671/
Shaulja671/
Susilsa671/
Sulesha671/
Sulkahe671/
Sulkeae671/
Sulshad671/
Shoulja671/
Soulkai671/
Soultsa671/
Saulcoy671/
Shulkat671/
Zulciah671/
Shultza670/
Sholtca670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sulca
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