Arocha Surname
Approximately 19,002 people bear this surname
Arocha Surname Definition:
Arocha, Arotxa is the basque surname, a variant of Aroch meaning "a carpenter or carpentry."
Aroche, a variant of this surname, is a town in Aracena, Huelva.
Arocha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 8,128 | 1:3,716 | 529 |
| Cuba | 2,988 | 1:3,856 | 490 |
| United States | 1,975 | 1:183,524 | 18,305 |
| Philippines | 1,562 | 1:64,813 | 11,035 |
| Argentina | 1,416 | 1:30,186 | 2,543 |
| Spain | 1,048 | 1:44,611 | 4,237 |
| Colombia | 392 | 1:121,873 | 3,969 |
| Mexico | 345 | 1:359,786 | 7,485 |
| Brazil | 271 | 1:789,942 | 28,681 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| Uruguay | 169 | 1:20,306 | 2,322 |
| Uganda | 134 | 1:291,338 | 20,450 |
| Guatemala | 96 | 1:167,528 | 3,555 |
| El Salvador | 70 | 1:90,627 | 1,579 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Ecuador | 35 | 1:454,453 | 10,445 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
The alternate forms: Arôcha (3) & Arócha (1) are calculated separately.
Arocha (583) may also be a first name.
Arocha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Arocha, Arotxa is the basque surname, a variant of Aroch meaning "a carpenter or carpentry."
Aroche, a variant of this surname, is a town in Aracena, Huelva.
Arocha Demographics
Average Arocha Salary in
United States
$40,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arocha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arocha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arocha is found in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Arôcha or Arócha. For other possible spellings of Arocha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arocha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 28,284th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 383,515 people. The surname Arocha occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Arocha are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 346,663rd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 583 people.
The surname Arocha is most commonly used in Venezuela, where it is held by 8,128 people, or 1 in 3,716. In Venezuela it is mostly concentrated in: Miranda, where 34 percent live, Carabobo, where 17 percent live and Capital District, where 7 percent live. Other than Venezuela this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Arocha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Arocha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arocha surname increased 5,486 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Arocha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Arocha are 42.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Arocha earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 12.03% less than the national average, earning $19,970,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning $40,083 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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