Porceddu Surname

173,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Porceddu Surname User-submission:

The origin is from Sardinia, Italy. The progenitor(s) of this surname were 'pig breeders', 'butchers' or sanother profession relating to pigs. Iin Sardinia, porceddu means 'pig' or 'piglet'.

Porceddu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,2311:27,4124,906
France1451:458,08865,490
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Porceddu (21) may also be a first name.

Porceddu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin is from Sardinia, Italy. The progenitor(s) of this surname were 'pig breeders', 'butchers' or sanother profession relating to pigs. Iin Sardinia, porceddu means 'pig' or 'piglet'.

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Porceddu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porceddu has its highest incidence in Italy. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porceddu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 173,647th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,945,653 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Porceddu are found; 90 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent are found in Italic Europe. Porceddu is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 21 people.

The last name Porceddu is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 2,231 people, or 1 in 27,412. In Italy Porceddu is primarily found in: Sardinia, where 92 percent are found, Piedmont, where 3 percent are found and Lazio, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Italy it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Porceddu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Porceddu earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 25.18% less than the national average, earning €22,467 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.08% less than the national average, earning R 128,136 per year and in United States they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning $33,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porcheddu941,800/
Porcedda881,494/
Porchedu882/
Porcedou881/
Porqueddu82875/
Porchedou821/
Porcedo8023/
Porcedio751/
Porcet7124/
Patrchedu714/
Parced712/
Priced710/
Precedo67259/
Pourcet67166/
Procedi6767/
Procedo6725/
Borcedi6713/
Percedo6712/
Pracede678/
Parcedo677/
Borceda675/
Preceda674/
Procede673/
Pierced673/
Porcida672/
Porceti671/
Perceda671/
Purcede671/
Porcett671/
Pourjidou591/
Pourtsidou561/

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