Explore the Family Name Yunga

The meaning of Yunga

Amerindian (mainly Ecuador): from a Castilianized form of the Quechuan topographic term yunka, denoting e.g. warm Andean valley and lowland jungle.

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How common is the last name Yunga in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Yunga has significantly increased in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Yunga was ranked 131,366th in terms of popularity, but rose to 49,636th in 2010, representing a substantial increase of 62.22 percent. The number of individuals carrying the Yunga surname also climbed from 119 in 2000 to 423 in 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of 255.46 percent. The proportion of the Yunga surname per 100,000 people likewise showed a large leap from 0.04 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, with a 250 percent increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#131,366	#49,636	62.22%
Count	119	423	255.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.14	250%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yunga

On the subject of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reflects that the majority of those bearing the Yunga surname identify as Hispanic. In 2000, a whopping 94.96 percent identified as Hispanic, dropping slightly to 93.38 percent in 2010. White individuals with the Yunga surname made up 5.04 percent in 2000, but this percentage declined to 3.31 in 2010. Interestingly, there was no occurrence of the Yunga surname among Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or those identifying with two or more races in either 2000 or 2010. However, the 2010 data shows a small representation (1.18 percent) of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within the Yunga surname bearers.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.96%	93.38%	-1.66%
White	5.04%	3.31%	-34.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%