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'.
- gerardo1895Roca Demographics
Average Roca Salary in
United States
$45,490 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Roca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roca Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roca (Hindi: रोच) has its highest incidence in Bolivia. It can also occur as: Roça. For other possible spellings of Roca click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roca? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roca is the 4,486th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 58,169 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Roca live; 50 percent live in South America and 37 percent live in Andean South America. Roca is also the 239,289th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,111 people.
This last name is most widely held in Bolivia, where it is carried by 30,961 people, or 1 in 343. In Bolivia it is mostly concentrated in: Santa Cruz Department, where 64 percent live, Beni Department, where 19 percent live and La Paz Department, where 6 percent live. Apart from Bolivia it is found in 99 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 25 percent live and Peru, where 10 percent live.
Roca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Roca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roca surname 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 those bearing the Roca surname are 37.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.93% being registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roca Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roca in the Hindi language | ||
| रोच | roca | - |
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