La Rosa Surname

10,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Cuba

La Rosa Surname User-submission:

(Southern Italian) From rosa, meaning 'rose', a topographic name for someone living by a prominent rose bush.

(Spanish) Habitational name from any of the places called La Rosa in southern Spain, or short form of the surname de la Rosa.

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La Rosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy17,9391:3,409307
Venezuela9,0541:3,336494
Peru8,9061:3,569588
Cuba5,6761:2,030302
United States2,7991:129,49613,663
Argentina1,7321:24,6792,061
Philippines1,5651:64,68911,006
Ecuador1,0711:14,8512,274
Spain7141:65,4795,891
Australia6271:43,0555,467
France5921:112,20116,800
Chile3871:45,5212,135
Brazil3111:688,34225,342
Belgium1591:72,30611,538
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Trinidad and Tobago971:14,0621,818
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
England831:671,30238,633
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Uruguay641:53,6215,918
Malta541:7,968513
Paraguay431:168,2963,336
Singapore261:211,83510,313
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Wales131:238,04114,239
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Guam81:20,0153,029
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Macau21:300,8151,009
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

La Rosa (143) may also be a first name.

La Rosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Southern Italian) From rosa, meaning 'rose', a topographic name for someone living by a prominent rose bush.

(Spanish) Habitational name from any of the places called La Rosa in southern Spain, or short form of the surname de la Rosa.

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La Rosa Last Name Facts

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

La Rosa is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname La Rosa is the 10,855th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 140,887 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of La Rosa reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 772,378th most numerous first name globally It is held by 143 people.

The last name La Rosa is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 17,939 people, or 1 in 3,409. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 73 percent reside, Lazio, where 6 percent reside and Lombardy, where 5 percent reside. Barring Italy this last name is found in 67 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 18 percent reside and Peru, where 17 percent reside.

La Rosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of La Rosa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 7,997 percent between 1880 and 2014.

La Rosa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Rosa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning €34,341 per year; in Peru they earn 22.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,814 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $26,664,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.48% less than the national average, earning $33,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $51,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Rossa93202/
La Rosas9313/
La Rosaa932/
La Rrosa932/
La Rose861,957/
La-Rosa86682/
La Roca86148/
La Roza8688/
Le Rosa867/
La Rusa866/
La Rosi865/
La Rasa861/
lo Rosa861/
La Roso861/
La Roja861/
La Rosé861/
La Russa801,713/
La Rocha8040/
La Rosee8014/
La Rossi803/
La-Rossa803/
La Ressa801/
La Rosée801/
Los Rosa801/
La Rroza801/
La Rosse801/
La Rouse801/
La Rousse755/
La Roussi751/
Le Rose711,433/
La-Rose71239/
La Roze7148/
La Raza714/
La Rasi713/
La-Roza712/
La Reza712/
La Rojo711/
La Roche671,733/
Le Rousseau67143/
La Russo6797/
La Rezza6753/
lo Rosso6715/
lo Rocha674/
La-Russa673/
Le Rosco672/
La Russe672/
Le Rouse671/
Le Rosey671/

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