Pitaluga Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Pitaluga Surname User-submission:

Spread in the Northeast, with very high frequency in Liguria, and especially in Genoa, for Pittaluga, while Piccaluga is mainly Lombard, it has at its base ancient nicknames formed by Ligurian pità (and in Ancient Genoese also picàr), piedmontese pité, Lombard picà, meaning 'peck, piluccare', and üga, meaning 'grapes', with the meaning of 'that pecks, pilucca, eats grapes' or even 'steals grapes in the vineyards'.

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Pitaluga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3811:561,87521,013
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Argentina971:440,65433,272
Spain801:584,40027,603
Gibraltar601:56678
Cuba581:198,6684,225
England201:2,785,90397,972
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Pitaluga Surname Meaning

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Spread in the Northeast, with very high frequency in Liguria, and especially in Genoa, for Pittaluga, while Piccaluga is mainly Lombard, it has at its base ancient nicknames formed by Ligurian pità (and in Ancient Genoese also picàr), piedmontese pité, Lombard picà, meaning 'peck, piluccare', and üga, meaning 'grapes', with the meaning of 'that pecks, pilucca, eats grapes' or even 'steals grapes in the vineyards'.

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Pitaluga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitaluga is found most in Brazil. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitaluga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 406,613th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pitaluga are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Pitaluga is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 561,875. In Brazil Pitaluga is most numerous in: Goiás, where 42 percent live, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 16 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent live. Not including Brazil Pitaluga is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Pitaluga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pitaluga surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pitaluga earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.8% less than the national average, earning $37,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pittaluga943,970/
Pitalunga941/
Pitalluga941/
Pittalunga891/
Pitalugo885/
Petaluga883/
Pitaliga881/
Pettaluga821/
Petalunga821/
Pittaluge820/
Pittalugo820/

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