Pugliese Surname

13,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Pugliese Surname User-submission:

(Italian) Indicates someone from the Italian region of Apulia (Puglia), 'one from Apulia'.

Pugliese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy24,7261:2,473182
United States7,3031:49,6326,016
Argentina5,3501:7,989790
Brazil1,2841:166,7256,420
France9841:67,5039,341
Canada8511:43,2975,373
Colombia3921:121,8733,969
Australia3261:82,8099,597
Germany2761:291,68630,205
Uruguay1961:17,5091,977
Venezuela1871:161,5194,838
Belgium1831:62,82310,104
Spain1771:264,13616,593
Switzerland1391:59,0867,409
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
England741:752,94741,527
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Angola491:550,8002,323
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Panama461:85,0493,429
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Wales131:238,04114,239
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Aruba91:11,4971,511
China61:227,886,92811,701
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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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Pugliese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pugliese occurs most in Italy. It may occur as: Puglièse. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pugliese? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pugliese is the 13,059th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 169,810 people. 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 widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 140 people.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 24,726 people, or 1 in 2,473. In Italy Pugliese is most prevalent in: Calabria, where 29 percent live, Apulia, where 19 percent live and Campania, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Italy this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Pugliese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pugliese has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 730,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pugliese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pugliese surname are 1.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.54% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puglièse961/
Pugliesse94153/
Puglieses946/
Puglliese943/
Puglieese942/
Puggliese942/
Pugliesie941/
Pugliiese941/
Puglilese941/
Pulgliese941/
Puglise93606/
Puliese9346/
Puglies9310/
Pugliesi883,357/
Pogliese8898/
Puglieze8821/
Puglisse8820/
Pulliese8820/
Pulhiese8813/
Pugliesa887/
Pugliece883/
Pugliest882/
Puliesse882/
Pigliese882/
Pugliess881/
Pulise8672/
Pulese8643/
Pugliessa82117/
Pugliessi8268/
Pugliesis821/
Pugellies821/
Puglisi8024,551/
Pullise8044/
Paulise8029/
Pulhese8027/
Puliesi8026/
Pulieze8022/
Pullese8014/
Poglies809/
Poliese808/
Phulise806/
Pulisey804/
Puletse803/
Putlise802/
Puylese801/
Poulise801/
Pugliez801/
Pulisse801/
Poulese800/
Pulse771,209/
Poulisse75178/
Pugliezi7572/
Pogliesi7558/
Paulisse7557/
Pullease7544/
Puglissi7524/
Pulhieze7524/
Pauleser7524/
Pulehese7515/
Poliesie756/
Pulglisi754/
Puglisci752/
Pulhiesi752/
Pauliser751/
Puglishi751/
Peuglisi751/
Pigliesi751/
Pulleise751/
Pulliesi751/
Paulse718,037/
Polese714,381/
Pulice713,234/
Pulisi71708/
Polise71404/
Pulesi7187/
Puliçe7166/
Pulige7145/
Phulse7139/
Pulges7130/
Poulse7128/
Pulser7121/
Pulsey7117/
Pugliezzi7114/
Pulsie7113/
Pulisa7112/
Pulses715/
Pulgie714/
Phulaisee714/
Pulize712/
Puleje711/
Puleseová711/
Puljis711/
Pulseh711/
Pulzie711/
Pullse710/
Pulset710/
Puliche67400/
Pulisci67154/
Polisse67102/
Paulser6759/
Puleshi6757/
Paulice6745/
Paulsey6744/
Pulishe6737/
Polisei6735/
Policee6729/
Pollese6719/
Poulisi6719/
Paulisi6718/
Pulisha6717/
Pullser6716/
Pullesi6715/
Puliezi6715/
Pullisi6714/
Paulisa6713/
Polesea6712/
Pulheze6712/
Peulisa6711/
Pulhesi679/
Poliesi676/
Pollise676/
Pulissi676/
Puliget675/
Pujlisi673/
Paulseu673/
Puglici673/
Pulicei673/
Pulizze673/
Pulicer673/
Polisey672/
Pulgisi672/
Pulishi672/
Puglizi672/
Polesse672/
Puleche672/
Pulisić672/
Pauleze672/
Polizee671/
Paulesi671/
Paulseh671/
Pulijer671/
Pulzier671/
Putlisi671/
Pulesih671/
Poulice671/
Poulser671/
Pgulisi671/
Poulsey671/
Polisee671/
Paulzie671/
Paulize671/
Paulige671/
Paulses671/
Polaise671/
Puulisi671/
Poulesi671/
Polhese671/
Pulisaj671/
Paulzee671/
Paulgie670/
Pulsier670/
Paulset670/

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