Pecora Surname

56,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Italy

Pecora Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.

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Pecora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5691:101,55811,248
Italy3,1931:19,1533,288
Argentina7711:55,4394,677
Brazil5051:423,91016,105
Canada2511:146,79515,033
Uruguay1721:19,9522,280
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Cuba941:122,5823,327
Romania701:286,82726,171
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
France321:2,075,710171,237
England251:2,228,72284,230
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Kosovo161:116,3675,841
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Pécora (36) & Pècora (2) are calculated separately.

Pecora (68) may also be a first name.

Pecora Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'sheep' in Italian.

- emiliapb

Pecora Last Name Facts

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

Pecora occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Pécora or Pècora. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pecora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,248th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 808,111 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Pecora reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 68 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,569 people, or 1 in 101,558. In The United States Pecora is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Pecora occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 35 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.

Pecora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pecora has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 71,380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pecora Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pecora last name are 5.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pecora earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 42.11% more than the national average, earning €42,675 per year; in United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $59,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pécora9436/
Pècora942/
Pechora92620/
Piecora92128/
Peccora9245/
Pecoura9240/
Pecorai9212/
Peicora921/
Petcora921/
Pecsora921/
Pecorra921/
Pieczora86190/
Piecoura862/
Petchora861/
Pecore831,541/
Pacora831,529/
Pecori83432/
Pocora83390/
Pecoro83356/
Pecura83236/
Pekora8325/
Pecara8315/
Pecory8312/
Picora837/
Pehecoura801/
Pescara771,859/
Pechura77770/
Pechara77110/
Pichora7791/
Pecorro7775/
Piecara7773/
Piecoro7765/
Peacore7730/
Piccora7725/
Pechory7720/
Pechoro7718/
Pychora7718/
Peciura7716/
Pecorre7712/
Pacorai7711/
Pecarra778/
Piecura777/
Pecorio776/
Pecuras775/
Pechori773/
Piczora772/
Picorat771/
Pacoura771/
Piekora771/
Pezcara771/
Pejoura771/
Pecorri771/
Pieczara711,708/
Piciorea71497/
Petchara71333/
Peechara71255/
Piekoura7198/
Pechorro7190/
Picoreau7185/
Pechurai7156/
Pieczura7128/
Peikoura7111/
Pechkura716/
Phechara715/
Petsoura713/
Petchura713/
Pekorach712/
Pechkara711/
Pieczoro711/
Petcarat711/
Pedchara711/
Peckorer710/
Pokora675,980/
Petcharat674,165/
Pacara67885/
Pesara67734/
Pikora67612/
Pekara67589/
Pakora67415/
Pejoro67332/
Pekera67212/
Picara67193/
Petchurai67191/
Pecaro67152/
Phetchara67137/
Pokera67129/
Pokara67126/
Pakera67112/
Picore6797/
Pejara6797/
Picoro6794/
Pekura6759/
Pecure6747/
Pexara6743/
Pekoro6739/
Picory6738/
Pezara6735/
Pacoureau6733/
Pekori6733/
Picori6722/
Pecari6716/
Pesoro6712/
Picura6710/
Pekóra6710/
Pedcharat6710/
Pecuri678/
Paqora677/
Poqara677/
Pikera676/
Petcharad676/
Petcharaj675/
Pisora674/
Pecuro673/
Paqera673/
Pyzora672/
Pecare672/
Pacoro672/
Pécoro671/
Pocoro671/
Pícoro671/
Petsouras671/
Pekūra671/
Pocorà671/
Phedchara671/
Petcharay671/
Pecury671/
Pedcharad671/
Pechjaras671/

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