Vizcaya Surname
Approximately 11,699 people bear this surname
Vizcaya Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'from Vizcaya' (Bizkaia in Basque) in the Basque country. It was also used from the renaissance period to the 19th century as a given name to people of Basque origin. Typically given to those who sailed under the command of Spanish captains.
Read More About This SurnameVizcaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 5,872 | 1:5,144 | 640 |
| Mexico | 3,177 | 1:39,070 | 2,249 |
| Spain | 958 | 1:48,802 | 4,593 |
| Colombia | 586 | 1:81,526 | 3,289 |
| United States | 345 | 1:1,050,606 | 76,867 |
| Argentina | 218 | 1:196,071 | 16,313 |
| Philippines | 173 | 1:585,192 | 64,333 |
| Chile | 156 | 1:112,926 | 4,135 |
| Nicaragua | 48 | 1:125,439 | 2,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Peru | 37 | 1:859,030 | 17,841 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Vizcaya (10) may also be a first name.
Vizcaya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'from Vizcaya' (Bizkaia in Basque) in the Basque country. It was also used from the renaissance period to the 19th century as a given name to people of Basque origin. Typically given to those who sailed under the command of Spanish captains.
- zaldunVizcaya Demographics
Average Male Vizcaya Height
173.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vizcaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vizcaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vizcaya is carried by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vizcaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,384th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 622,920 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Vizcaya reside; 59 percent reside in South America and 55 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most numerous in Venezuela, where it is carried by 5,872 people, or 1 in 5,144. In Venezuela Vizcaya is most common in: Lara, where 35 percent live, Carabobo, where 13 percent live and Portuguesa, where 9 percent live. Outside of Venezuela this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.
Vizcaya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Vizcaya has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 8,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vizcaya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vizcaya last name are 42.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.56% registered with the party.
The amount Vizcaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 146.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,790 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $23,829,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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