Vilcapoma Surname

96,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Vilcapoma Surname User-submission:

The Vilcapoma surname comes from vilca, which means 'sacred', 'holy', and poma, which means 'cougar'. So the meaning of the surname is 'sacred cougar'.

Vilcapoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru4,7861:6,6411,014
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Vilcapoma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vilcapoma surname comes from vilca, which means 'sacred', 'holy', and poma, which means 'cougar'. So the meaning of the surname is 'sacred cougar'.

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Vilcapoma Last Name Facts

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

Vilcapoma is most common in Peru. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilcapoma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vilcapoma is the 96,797th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,484,225 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Vilcapoma live; 98 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname is most frequent in Peru, where it is held by 4,786 people, or 1 in 6,641. In Peru Vilcapoma is primarily found in: Lima Province, where 49 percent reside, Junín Region, where 36 percent reside and Callao Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Peru this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Vilcapoma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vilcapoma last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vilcapoma earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,613 per year and in United States they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning $33,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villcapoma951/
Viilcapoma951/
Villca Poma904/
Vilcapuma891,242/
Vilcopoma894/
Vilcapome891/
Huilcapoma8417/
Huillcapoma809/
Bilcapuma781/
Huilcapuma7415/
Huillcapuma70236/
Vligbouma561/
Falcao Paim5014/
Falcao Baum501/

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