Uscanga Surname

33,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Uscanga Surname User-submission:

The Uskanga surname is of Basque origin, from Itziar, the province of Guipuzkoa, and also from the French side of the Basque country, possibly from the province of Lapurdi, around Biarritz. It is considered a long-standing Basque surname, very old and rare, it comes from the words us, meaning 'dove', and kanga, meaning 'place of'.

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Uscanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico15,2501:8,139905
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Uscanga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Uskanga surname is of Basque origin, from Itziar, the province of Guipuzkoa, and also from the French side of the Basque country, possibly from the province of Lapurdi, around Biarritz. It is considered a long-standing Basque surname, very old and rare, it comes from the words us, meaning 'dove', and kanga, meaning 'place of'.

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Uscanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uscanga is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Uscanga.

How Common Is The Last Name Uscanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uscanga is the 33,931st most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 465,866 people. Uscanga occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Uscanga reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 15,250 people, or 1 in 8,139. In Mexico Uscanga is most frequent in: Veracruz, where 71 percent reside, México, where 4 percent reside and Tabasco, where 3 percent reside. Barring Mexico Uscanga is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Uscanga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Uscanga are 43.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Uscanga earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.8% less than the national average, earning $33,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.31% less than the national average, earning $46,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huscanga9316/
Uscangaz931/
Uscancga931/
Usanga925,139/
Ucanga9219/
Huscangas881/
Uzcanga861,416/
Usangha8650/
Usangah8615/
Oscanga867/
Usangas865/
Usganga863/
Ausanga862/
Uscamga862/
Uscango861/
Husanga861/
Usangad861/
Useanga861/
Huskanga801/
Huzcanga801/
Huisanga801/
Ukanga77510/
Uzanga7755/
Usango7745/
Ocanga7744/
Ujanga7713/
Uskana774/
Usonga773/
Oscana773/
Uscano771/
Uconga771/
Oscanoa712,712/
Uukanga7115/
Ujangga716/
Gukanga714/
Oscanha712/
Uzkanga712/
Uzganga712/
Guscano711/
Hujanga711/
Eukanga711/
Ujjanga711/
Ukangah711/
Udjanga711/
Husango711/
Huscano711/
Izcanga711/
Ockanga710/
Huizanga676/
D'Ujanga675/
Uzcanoha673/
Ocanggai671/
Gukhanga671/
Uiscayno671/
Huisango671/
Housango671/
Houzanga671/

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