Porreca Surname

117,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
San Marino

Porreca Surname User-submission:

This surname is probably From the Latin porrecum, meaning 'plateau'. It is most likely a reference to the plateau the village is on.

Porreca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5531:233,39322,455
Italy1,3711:44,6078,022
Argentina3641:117,4279,911
Brazil2061:1,039,19636,605
Australia1781:151,66116,038
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Canada541:682,32655,162
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France121:5,535,227269,324
England121:4,643,172139,951
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Wales71:442,07621,198
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
San Marino11:33,214932
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Porreca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is probably From the Latin porrecum, meaning 'plateau'. It is most likely a reference to the plateau the village is on.

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Porreca Last Name Facts

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

Porreca is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Porreca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,457th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,859,068 people. The surname Porreca occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Porreca are found; 36 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent are found in Italic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,553 people, or 1 in 233,393. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 35 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Porreca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Porreca are 7.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Porreca earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 19.78% more than the national average, earning €35,971 per year; in United States they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $50,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $54,440 CAD per year.

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