Vicuña Surname

34,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Vicuña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vicuña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru4,0241:7,8991,186
Venezuela3,3121:9,120900
Mexico2,7081:45,8372,476
Chile2,2301:7,900781
Ecuador8601:18,4952,672
Philippines7591:133,38422,668
Spain6451:72,4846,384
Colombia5241:91,1723,450
Argentina2261:189,13015,763
Panama201:195,6135,661
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Vicuna (2,081), Vicuńa (1) & Vicunã (1) are calculated separately.

Vicuña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vicuña (Oriya: ଭିକୁନା) is most common in Peru. It can occur in the variant forms: Vicuna, Vicuńa or Vicunã. For other potential spellings of Vicuña click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicuña? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,488th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 474,326 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Vicuña reside; 73 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname Vicuña is most commonly used in Peru, where it is held by 4,024 people, or 1 in 7,899. In Peru Vicuña is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 52 percent are found, Junín Region, where 20 percent are found and Pasco Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Peru Vicuña is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 22 percent are found and Mexico, where 18 percent are found.

Vicuña Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vicuña earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,922 per year and in Colombia they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $23,180,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vicuna942,081/
Vicuńa941/
Viscuña9294/
Vizcuña9276/
Viccuña921/
Vicunã891/
Bicuña8318/
Vecuña839/
Vikuña831/
Vicunha7719/
Viscuna776/
Vicunia775/
Vaicuna772/
Vicunga772/
Biscuña772/
Vizcuna771/
Vicunas771/
Vicuuna771/
Vaicunas7133/
Vickunas713/
Becuña67234/
Bikuña67112/
Vaitcunas6728/
Bicuna6712/
Vaicunias674/
Vecuna672/
Vikuna672/
Wicuna671/
Uicuna671/
Vickhunas671/

Vicuña Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vicuña in the Oriya language
ଭିକୁନାbhikuna-

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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 Vicuña
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