La Duca Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

La Duca Surname User-submission:

Within Italy, this surname, with the feminine prefix la was historically centered in Sicily. It means the 'duke' or 'leader'.

La Duca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3771:162,21924,872
United States831:4,366,975231,516
France231:2,887,944200,772
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

La Duca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Within Italy, this surname, with the feminine prefix la was historically centered in Sicily. It means the 'duke' or 'leader'.

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La Duca Last Name Facts

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

The surname La Duca is most common in Italy. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name La Duca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 613,453rd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. La Duca is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of La Duca reside; 75 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 162,219. In Italy La Duca is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 69 percent live, Piedmont, where 13 percent live and Lazio, where 10 percent live. Barring Italy La Duca is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

La Duca Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Duca earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 30.91% more than the national average, earning €39,311 per year and in United States they earn 44.57% more than the national average, earning $62,379 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Ducca931/
lo Duca861,321/
La Duce866/
La Dusa860/
La Douce8054/
lo Ducca804/
La Dousa801/
La Duke71123/
Lo-Duca712/
Le Douce67217/
La Deuze671/
La Duque671/
Le Douche6348/
lo Dico57673/
Le Duke5715/
La-Duke571/
Le Duque533/
Los Doce531/

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