Pittaluga Surname

116,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Pittaluga 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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Pittaluga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,2751:26,8824,801
Argentina6241:68,4995,832
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Uruguay2161:15,8881,797
France1261:527,16472,630
Switzerland1001:82,1299,360
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Venezuela541:559,33510,264
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Peru381:836,42417,653
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Pittaluga (100) may also be a first name.

Pittaluga 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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Pittaluga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pittaluga (Russian: Питталуга) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pittaluga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,174th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,835,654 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Pittaluga live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 946,056th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 100 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 2,275 people, or 1 in 26,882. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Liguria, where 76 percent are found, Piedmont, where 9 percent are found and Sardinia, where 5 percent are found. Besides Italy Pittaluga exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Pittaluga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pittaluga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pittaluga surname increased 2,390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pittaluga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pittaluga last name are 31.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Pittaluga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.85% more than the national average, earning €49,806 per year; in Peru they earn 447.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 106,088 per year and in United States they earn 28.82% more than the national average, earning $55,584 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pittalunga951/
Pitaluga94861/
Pitalunga891/
Pettaluga891/
Pitalluga891/
Pittaluge890/
Pittalugo890/
Pitalugo825/
Petaluga823/
Pitaliga821/
Petalunga781/

Pittaluga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pittaluga in the Russian language
Питталугаpittaluga-

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