Zuluaga Surname

10,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Zuluaga Surname Definition:

Surname of unknown geographic origin and of unknown meaning.

Basque word meaning cave.

Basque name (Zuloaga) from valley of Oyarzun (Guipúzcoa).

Zuluaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia47,8461:998212
United States1,9361:187,22118,618
Spain1,4051:33,2753,324
Mexico7191:172,6375,003
Ecuador6281:25,3283,328
Venezuela5911:51,1072,522
Argentina3051:140,14211,866
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Uruguay2141:16,0361,811
Peru1761:180,5928,768
Brazil1611:1,329,65445,311
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
Chile631:279,6278,218
Australia591:457,55435,515
England451:1,238,17956,985
Panama231:170,0985,250
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
China51:273,464,31313,838
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Comoros11:749,524685
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Zuluaga (42) may also be a first name.

Zuluaga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surname of unknown geographic origin and of unknown meaning.

Basque word meaning cave.

Basque name (Zuloaga) from valley of Oyarzun (Guipúzcoa).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Zuluaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zuluaga (Arabic: زولواغا) occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuluaga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,284th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 133,150 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Zuluaga are found; 91 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 42 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is carried by 47,846 people, or 1 in 998. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Antioquia Department, where 46 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 12 percent are found and Caldas Department, where 10 percent are found. Other than Colombia this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Zuluaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zuluaga last name are 40.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Zuluaga earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $27,599,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning $36,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuluhaga932/
Zuluagas932/
Zauluaga931/
Zuiluaga931/
Suluaga86513/
Zoluaga8679/
Zulvaga8619/
Zuluoga868/
Zuluago864/
Zulwaga861/
Zuluage861/
Susluaga8026/
Sulhuaga807/
Sousluaga7510/
Sausluaga755/
Soluaga71118/
Sulbaga715/
Zolvaga714/
Sulvaga712/
Culuage712/
Suluago711/
Culuagge672/
Solvaga575/

Zuluaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zuluaga in the Arabic language
زولواغاzwlwagha-

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Zuluaga Reference & Research

Zuluaga DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Zuluaga FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zuluaga
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