Vicaña Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Vicaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vicaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru6801:46,7414,090
Colombia691:692,3787,982
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Vicana (47) are calculated separately.

Vicaña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vicaña occurs most in Peru. It may also occur in the variant forms: Vicana. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicaña? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vicaña is the 451,630th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. Vicaña is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Vicaña live; 100 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Andean South America.

It is most frequent in Peru, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 46,741. In Peru it is most common in: Ayacucho Region, where 55 percent reside, Lima Province, where 25 percent reside and Cusco Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Peru Vicaña occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Vicaña Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vicaña earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,312 per year and in Colombia they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $21,736,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vicana9447/
Vicaño8310/
Vecaña832/
Vicañe831/
Viciana771,506/
Huicaña77199/
Voicana7750/
Viscana7714/
Vichana773/
Vicania770/
Viscaina7127/
Vizcaina7120/
Vichanna7115/
Vicianna719/
Vizcaiño717/
Viscanha713/
Vichhana713/
Vicano67170/
Wicana67159/
Vijana67144/
Visana67142/
Vicani67104/
Vecoña6736/
Vicane6735/
Vicany6731/
Vizana6728/
Vikana6726/
Vecana6718/
Vicona675/
Bicana675/
Becaña673/
Bicoña672/
Vahaicana671/
Vitchanna671/
Visoña671/
Vizcainas671/
Vicanò671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vicaña
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