Zuluaga Surname
Approximately 54,732 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 47,846 | 1:998 | 212 |
| United States | 1,936 | 1:187,221 | 18,618 |
| Spain | 1,405 | 1:33,275 | 3,324 |
| Mexico | 719 | 1:172,637 | 5,003 |
| Ecuador | 628 | 1:25,328 | 3,328 |
| Venezuela | 591 | 1:51,107 | 2,522 |
| Argentina | 305 | 1:140,142 | 11,866 |
| Dominican Republic | 216 | 1:48,301 | 2,508 |
| Uruguay | 214 | 1:16,036 | 1,811 |
| Peru | 176 | 1:180,592 | 8,768 |
| Brazil | 161 | 1:1,329,654 | 45,311 |
| Canada | 110 | 1:334,960 | 30,494 |
| Philippines | 106 | 1:955,078 | 84,086 |
| Chile | 63 | 1:279,627 | 8,218 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
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).
Zuluaga Demographics
Zuluaga Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuluhaga | 93 | 2 | / |
| Zuluagas | 93 | 2 | / |
| Zauluaga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zuiluaga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Suluaga | 86 | 513 | / |
| Zoluaga | 86 | 79 | / |
| Zulvaga | 86 | 19 | / |
| Zuluoga | 86 | 8 | / |
| Zuluago | 86 | 4 | / |
| Zulwaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zuluage | 86 | 1 | / |
| Susluaga | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sulhuaga | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sousluaga | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sausluaga | 75 | 5 | / |
| Soluaga | 71 | 118 | / |
| Sulbaga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zolvaga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sulvaga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Culuage | 71 | 2 | / |
| Suluago | 71 | 1 | / |
| Culuagge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Solvaga | 57 | 5 | / |
Zuluaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zuluaga in the Arabic language | ||
| زولواغا | zwlwagha | - |
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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
- 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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- 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
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zuluaga
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