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'.
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Average Pugliese Salary in
United States
$49,319 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pugliese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pugliese Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pugliese occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Puglièse. For other possible spellings of Pugliese click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pugliese? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,059th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 169,810 people. The last name Pugliese is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Pugliese are found; 58 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 781,395th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 140 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 24,726 people, or 1 in 2,473. In Italy Pugliese is most numerous in: Calabria, where 29 percent reside, Apulia, where 19 percent reside and Campania, where 19 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 12 percent reside.
Pugliese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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 those bearing the Pugliese surname are 1.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.54% being registered to vote for the political 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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