Yarleque Surname

39,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Yarleque Surname User-submission:

The Yarleque surname comes from the Tayan language in the Piura Peru region. It derives from yarleq equeq, meaning 'from the clan Yarleq'.

Yarleque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru12,6211:2,518425
Ecuador5351:29,7313,654
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Chile341:518,13213,148
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Yarlequé (8) & Yarlequè (1) are calculated separately.

Yarleque Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yarleque surname comes from the Tayan language in the Piura Peru region. It derives from yarleq equeq, meaning 'from the clan Yarleq'.

- yarleq_equeq

Yarleque Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yarleque is held by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Yarlequé or Yarlequè. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarleque? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,346th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 546,129 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Yarleque live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name is most widespread in Peru, where it is borne by 12,621 people, or 1 in 2,518. In Peru Yarleque is primarily found in: Piura Region, where 68 percent reside, Lima Province, where 17 percent reside and Callao Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Peru this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Yarleque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yarleque surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yarleque earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 21.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,228 per year and in United States they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $41,049 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarlequé968/
Yarlequè961/
Yarlleque942/
Yarlequez941/
Yarleqe931/
Yarlaque88951/
Jarleque8815/
Yarlique884/
Yarlequq881/
Yarlequi881/
Yarlekue881/
Yarlegue881/
Yarlaqué755/
Yarlekeh751/
Iharlegui5910/
Yarlık5730/
Yarlyk5722/
Yarlik576/
Yarlaki533/
Yarlick532/
Yarligh531/
Yarlakai5016/
Jarelgui503/
Jarlecka501/
Yarlykoa501/
Earleigh500/

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