Porchetta Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Porchetta Surname User-submission:

The name 'Porchetta' means in Italy 'Roast sucking pig' and is a famous Italian dish.

Porchetta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
England61:9,286,343223,652
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Porchetta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name 'Porchetta' means in Italy 'Roast sucking pig' and is a famous Italian dish.

- anonymous submission

Porchetta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porchetta is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Porchetta.

How Common Is The Last Name Porchetta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Porchetta live; 81 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States it is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 50 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 18 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

Porchetta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porchetta last name are 36.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.29% registered with the party.

The amount Porchetta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning €26,567 per year; in United States they earn 53.48% more than the national average, earning $66,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning $57,583 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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