# Cuenca (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cuenca/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,381 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,611 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 91,318 people |
| Change since 2000 | +50% (2,251 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwɛn.kə/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (“valley; watershed”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cuenca in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 79% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 14% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Chang, Camacho, Chung, Cheng, Cheung, Chong, Chance, Chiang, Coons, Ching, Comeaux, Canas.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.