Sulca Surname
Approximately 23,156 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 19,283 | 1:1,648 | 274 |
| Argentina | 1,720 | 1:24,851 | 2,082 |
| Ecuador | 1,259 | 1:12,634 | 1,995 |
| Latvia | 292 | 1:7,021 | 997 |
| United States | 166 | 1:2,183,488 | 137,532 |
| Spain | 139 | 1:336,346 | 19,522 |
| Romania | 83 | 1:241,902 | 23,044 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| Uruguay | 27 | 1:127,102 | 11,684 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
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.
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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.
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Footnotes
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