Roca Surname
Approximately 125,282 people bear this surname
Roca Surname Definition:
Ancient surname found in Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Alicante, and Majorca. Of remote origin, is found as name of village near Barcelona. Derived from Celtic "rocca" through latin "rocio" or "ros" meaning rock or precipice.
Catalan word "roc" that means rocky.
Read More About This SurnameRoca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 30,961 | 1:343 | 62 |
| Spain | 30,747 | 1:1,521 | 166 |
| Peru | 11,931 | 1:2,664 | 445 |
| Philippines | 7,542 | 1:13,423 | 1,413 |
| Argentina | 6,211 | 1:6,882 | 689 |
| Guatemala | 4,774 | 1:3,369 | 519 |
| United States | 4,117 | 1:88,040 | 9,917 |
| France | 3,702 | 1:17,942 | 1,986 |
| Venezuela | 3,412 | 1:8,852 | 883 |
| Ecuador | 3,318 | 1:4,794 | 800 |
| Cuba | 3,248 | 1:3,548 | 465 |
| Colombia | 2,279 | 1:20,963 | 1,579 |
| Chile | 2,129 | 1:8,275 | 802 |
| Romania | 2,127 | 1:9,440 | 1,248 |
| Mexico | 1,694 | 1:73,274 | 3,211 |
| Brazil | 1,415 | 1:151,289 | 5,792 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,186 | 1:8,797 | 762 |
| Italy | 977 | 1:62,596 | 11,187 |
| Puerto Rico | 405 | 1:8,766 | 470 |
| Uruguay | 393 | 1:8,732 | 981 |
| Panama | 270 | 1:14,490 | 1,112 |
| Andorra | 248 | 1:338 | 46 |
| Portugal | 226 | 1:46,098 | 2,654 |
| El Salvador | 218 | 1:29,100 | 1,066 |
| Canada | 190 | 1:193,924 | 19,047 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| Croatia | 118 | 1:35,836 | 7,286 |
| Germany | 105 | 1:766,719 | 57,066 |
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| Costa Rica | 75 | 1:63,734 | 1,318 |
| Switzerland | 71 | 1:115,675 | 11,889 |
| Nicaragua | 67 | 1:89,867 | 1,800 |
| Belize | 62 | 1:5,733 | 966 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Paraguay | 50 | 1:144,735 | 3,026 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Honduras | 37 | 1:238,282 | 2,434 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Roça (70) are calculated separately.
Roca (1,111) may also be a first name.
Roca Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ancient surname found in Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Alicante, and Majorca. Of remote origin, is found as name of village near Barcelona. Derived from Celtic "rocca" through latin "rocio" or "ros" meaning rock or precipice.
Catalan word "roc" that means rocky.
Catalan name extended throughout the Peninsula.
See Rocha.
User-submitted Reference
A Spanish surname, meaning 'rock'.
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Roca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roca Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roca (Hindi: रोच) is found most in Bolivia. It can also appear as a variant: Roça. Click here for other potential spellings of Roca.
How Common Is The Last Name Roca? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,486th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 58,169 people. Roca occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Roca reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 239,289th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 1,111 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Bolivia, where it is held by 30,961 people, or 1 in 343. In Bolivia it is most numerous in: Santa Cruz Department, where 64 percent reside, Beni Department, where 19 percent reside and La Paz Department, where 6 percent reside. Not including Bolivia it is found in 99 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 25 percent reside and Peru, where 10 percent reside.
Roca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Roca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Roca last name grew 14,197 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 15,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Roca are 37.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.93% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Roca earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.5% less than the national average, earning €26,277 per year; in Norway they earn 18.79% less than the national average, earning 281,040 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,864 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.72% more than the national average, earning R 372,420 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $19,148,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $53,508 CAD per year.
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Roca Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roca in the Hindi language | ||
| रोच | roca | - |
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