Vaca Surname
Approximately 173,326 people bear this surname
Vaca Surname Definition:
From the latin "vaca" - cow. Hence a herder. This name can also be spelled Baca (see).
See Cabeza de Vaca.
Vaca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 57,745 | 1:184 | 23 |
| India | 32,893 | 1:23,320 | 1,772 |
| Ecuador | 23,033 | 1:691 | 99 |
| Mexico | 18,119 | 1:6,851 | 796 |
| Argentina | 12,577 | 1:3,399 | 414 |
| Colombia | 11,299 | 1:4,228 | 664 |
| United States | 6,557 | 1:55,278 | 6,592 |
| Spain | 6,049 | 1:7,729 | 941 |
| Peru | 2,247 | 1:14,145 | 1,837 |
| Venezuela | 819 | 1:36,879 | 2,088 |
| Brazil | 642 | 1:333,449 | 12,819 |
| Panama | 158 | 1:24,761 | 1,541 |
| Honduras | 155 | 1:56,880 | 1,324 |
| Nicaragua | 147 | 1:40,960 | 1,309 |
| Czechia | 130 | 1:81,796 | 13,702 |
| Chile | 97 | 1:181,613 | 5,887 |
| Guatemala | 89 | 1:180,704 | 3,658 |
| Philippines | 87 | 1:1,163,658 | 92,852 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Romania | 34 | 1:590,526 | 42,844 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
The alternate forms: Váca (99) are calculated separately.
Vaca (72,283) may also be a first name.
Vaca Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the latin "vaca" - cow. Hence a herder. This name can also be spelled Baca (see).
See Cabeza de Vaca.
Vaca Demographics
Average Male Vaca Height
172.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vaca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vaca (Hindi: वच) is found most frequently in Bolivia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Váca. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaca? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,253rd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 42,045 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Vaca are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 48 percent are found in Andean South America. Vaca is also the 13,512th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 72,283 people.
The surname is most widespread in Bolivia, where it is held by 57,745 people, or 1 in 184. In Bolivia it is most common in: Santa Cruz Department, where 73 percent reside, Beni Department, where 16 percent reside and Tarija Department, where 4 percent reside. Barring Bolivia Vaca occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent reside and Ecuador, where 13 percent reside.
Vaca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Vaca has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 13,951 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vaca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vaca last name are 43.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.54% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vaca earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 29.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,586 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $21,454,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $48,340 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vaca Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vaca in the Hindi language | ||
| वच | vaca | - |
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Footnotes
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