La Rochelle Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ecuador

La Rochelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Rochelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2411:152,88615,553
Ecuador1251:127,2476,712
United States751:4,832,786249,377
France241:2,767,613196,808
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

La Rochelle (11) may also be a first name.

La Rochelle Last Name Facts

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

The surname La Rochelle occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 642,991st most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of La Rochelle are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

La Rochelle is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 152,886. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 76 percent reside, British Columbia, where 11 percent reside and Ontario, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Canada this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

La Rochelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of La Rochelle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the La Rochelle last name rose 938 percent between 1880 and 2014.

La Rochelle Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Rochelle earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 120.61% more than the national average, earning $95,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Rouchelle964/
La Rochell950/
La-Rochelle912/
Le Rolle74124/
La Reussille701/
Le Roulley6741/
Le Role671/
Le Ralle63177/
Le Rouley600/
Le Rale563/
Le Rasle5346/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 La Rochelle
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