Porcu Surname

30,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Porcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy15,4301:3,963391
France8741:75,99910,674
Belgium2101:54,7468,892
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Spain561:834,85833,799
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
England441:1,266,32057,817
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Australia281:964,13257,058
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Wales131:238,04114,239
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Porcù (22), Porcú (2), Porču (2) & Porçu (1) are calculated separately.

Porcu (218) may also be a first name.

Porcu Last Name Facts

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

Porcu occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Porcù, Porcú, Porču or Porçu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porcu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,858th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 421,026 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Porcu are found; 90 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 89 percent are found in Italic Europe. Porcu is also the 611,412th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 218 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 15,430 people, or 1 in 3,963. In Italy it is most common in: Sardinia, where 86 percent live, Lazio, where 4 percent live and Piedmont, where 2 percent live. Aside from Italy this surname occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Porcu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porcu last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

The amount Porcu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 27.87% less than the national average, earning €21,660 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $41,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $51,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porcù9322/
Porcú932/
Porču932/
Porçu931/
Porcus9142/
Porchu913/
Porcuț911/
Porcut911/
Porcius8390/
Porceus8368/
Porchou8315/
Pourcau831/
Purcu80438/
Porsu8022/
Porku8021/
Parcu803/
Porcó802/
Porju801/
Pourchau7726/
Pourchou771/
Porczuch771/
Pourchut771/
Parciu73169/
Parcus73162/
Parcou73118/
Parchu7321/
Potrju733/
Porkhu732/
Porkus731/
Poršuš731/
Phorsu731/
Poorju731/
Porkuu731/
Pârciu731/
Parcut730/
Pourchoux7168/
Pourchaux7157/
Phourcheu714/
Pourchaud712/
Pourkou6720/
Parcaut6713/
Parchus676/
Porsaud674/
Porkkus672/
Porseus671/
Porqeus671/
Porgiou671/
Pordjou671/
Parcoux671/
Porsuis671/
Porkush671/
Potrkus671/
Porkust670/
Parcheu670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porcu
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