Lorca Surname

22,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Lorca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile10,3371:1,704334
Spain5,4391:8,5961,024
Philippines3,2821:30,8474,479
Argentina2,0831:20,5201,737
Venezuela1,1471:26,3331,710
France5151:128,97619,668
Brazil5051:423,91016,105
Mexico3301:376,1407,660
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Lörca (1) are calculated separately.

Lorca (364) may also be a first name.

Lorca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorca is more frequently found in Chile than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lörca. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,352nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 299,862 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Lorca are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 51 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Lorca is also the 456,229th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 364 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Chile, where it is held by 10,337 people, or 1 in 1,704. In Chile Lorca is primarily concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 53 percent reside, O'Higgins Region, where 16 percent reside and Valparaíso Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Chile this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 22 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

Lorca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lorca last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lorca earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,561 per year; in United States they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $51,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $49,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lörca931/
Llorca9112,654/
Lorcha91628/
Lorcas9171/
Liorca9162/
Lhorca9141/
Lourca915/
Lorsca912/
Lorcat911/
Lorceau8355/
Lorchai8336/
Lorchat8313/
Lliorca8312/
Llorcat838/
Lortcha831/
Llorcha831/
Llorcas831/
Lorza801,274/
Lorcy801,196/
Larca80190/
Lerca80162/
Lorja80160/
Lorka80120/
Lorci8046/
Lorsa8041/
Lurca8020/
Lorce8019/
Lorcé805/
Lorco802/
Lourci73225/
Lurcha73190/
Larcia73177/
Lurcza73154/
Llorja73104/
Llurca7379/
Liurca7378/
Lorjai7372/
Lorchi7338/
Larcat7327/
Lorgea7317/
L'Orsa7315/
Lorcke7313/
Hlorka7312/
Liorci7311/
Laurca738/
Lorgia736/
Lohrka735/
Lurcat735/
Lorcey734/
Lorsai734/
Lorche733/
Lorcio733/
Lorkah733/
Llorco732/
Llorza732/
Lorcho732/
Lorsay731/
Lorzad731/
Lotrka731/
Lhorka731/
Lourcy731/
Larcas731/
Lorjaa731/
Lorkaa731/
Lorjas731/
Llarca731/
Luorsa731/
Lurcas731/
Lourka731/
Llorce731/
Llorka731/
Lource730/
Lorchy730/
Lorcky730/
Lourcey67205/
Larhcha67136/
Lordsai6727/
Loercio6725/
Liortza6723/
Lgarcia6717/
Lurtcha6713/
Lordsay677/
Lourzah677/
Lourzai677/
Lurchai673/
Larckay672/
Lorcque671/
Lorjeat671/
Lorseau671/
Lorseah671/
Lorshaa671/
Lorkaha671/
Lorchio671/
Lorzeau671/
Llarcia671/
Lourkas671/
Lourkoa671/
Laharca671/
Lharcha671/
Liarcia671/
Lahrcha671/
Larchai671/
Larrcat670/
Larcash670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lorca
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