Pugliese Surname
Approximately 42,916 people bear this surname
Pugliese Surname User-submission:
(Italian) Indicates someone from the Italian region of Apulia (Puglia), 'one from Apulia'.
Pugliese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 24,726 | 1:2,473 | 182 |
| United States | 7,303 | 1:49,632 | 6,016 |
| Argentina | 5,350 | 1:7,989 | 790 |
| Brazil | 1,284 | 1:166,725 | 6,420 |
| France | 984 | 1:67,503 | 9,341 |
| Canada | 851 | 1:43,297 | 5,373 |
| Colombia | 392 | 1:121,873 | 3,969 |
| Australia | 326 | 1:82,809 | 9,597 |
| Germany | 276 | 1:291,686 | 30,205 |
| Uruguay | 196 | 1:17,509 | 1,977 |
| Venezuela | 187 | 1:161,519 | 4,838 |
| Belgium | 183 | 1:62,823 | 10,104 |
| Spain | 177 | 1:264,136 | 16,593 |
| Switzerland | 139 | 1:59,086 | 7,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Mexico | 46 | 1:2,698,396 | 21,792 |
| Panama | 46 | 1:85,049 | 3,429 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Puglièse (1) are calculated separately.
Pugliese (140) may also be a first name.
Pugliese Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Italian) Indicates someone from the Italian region of Apulia (Puglia), 'one from Apulia'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsPugliese Demographics
Average Male Pugliese Height
173.53 cm
Average Female Pugliese Height
161.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pugliese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pugliese Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pugliese is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Puglièse. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pugliese? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 13,059th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 169,810 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Pugliese reside; 58 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 781,395th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 140 people.
It is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 24,726 people, or 1 in 2,473. In Italy it is mostly found in: Calabria, where 29 percent reside, Apulia, where 19 percent reside and Campania, where 19 percent reside. Other than Italy this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 12 percent reside.
Pugliese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pugliese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pugliese last name grew 730,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pugliese Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pugliese are 1.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.54% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pugliese earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning €30,756 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.21% less than the national average, earning $18,340,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $49,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,316 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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