La Torre Surname

25,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Peru

La Torre Surname User-submission:

It means 'the tower' in Spanish.

La Torre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,6231:8,0231,141
Peru7,5641:4,202689
Philippines2,1461:47,1757,640
United States1,3651:265,53825,001
Argentina9841:43,4383,660
Venezuela5491:55,0172,630
Spain5331:87,7157,421
France1931:344,15951,782
Brazil1741:1,230,31242,362
Ecuador1681:94,6786,068
Colombia1551:308,2205,809
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Puerto Rico581:61,2091,259
Australia561:482,06636,890
Cuba551:209,5044,357
Chile511:345,4219,676
Canada501:736,91258,785
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
England301:1,857,26974,552
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Panama111:355,6607,645
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Dominica21:37,946685
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: La Torré (1) are calculated separately.

La Torre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'the tower' in Spanish.

- levermanax

La Torre Last Name Facts

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

The surname La Torre is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: La Torré. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name La Torre is the 25,041st most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 338,153 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of La Torre reside; 45 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 7,623 people, or 1 in 8,023. In Italy La Torre is primarily concentrated in: Apulia, where 33 percent reside, Sicily, where 17 percent reside and Calabria, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Italy this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 35 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

La Torre Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Torre earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning €34,761 per year; in Peru they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,410 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $23,810,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning $36,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,398 CAD per year.

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