Rocca Surname
Approximately 41,731 people bear this surname
Rocca Surname Definition:
(Italian) Dweller near a cliff, or near a fortress.
Rocca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 21,546 | 1:2,838 | 229 |
| Argentina | 4,324 | 1:9,885 | 946 |
| Peru | 3,303 | 1:9,623 | 1,373 |
| United States | 2,797 | 1:129,588 | 13,675 |
| France | 2,498 | 1:26,590 | 3,188 |
| Venezuela | 2,002 | 1:15,087 | 1,215 |
| Canada | 1,001 | 1:36,809 | 4,675 |
| Brazil | 997 | 1:214,718 | 8,279 |
| Uruguay | 809 | 1:4,242 | 494 |
| Australia | 706 | 1:38,238 | 4,974 |
| England | 248 | 1:224,670 | 18,849 |
| Belgium | 218 | 1:52,737 | 8,610 |
| Spain | 200 | 1:233,760 | 15,329 |
| Switzerland | 193 | 1:42,554 | 5,941 |
| Chile | 171 | 1:103,020 | 3,863 |
| Germany | 111 | 1:725,274 | 54,868 |
| Gibraltar | 82 | 1:414 | 34 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Luxembourg | 23 | 1:25,241 | 4,722 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Rocca (3,857) may also be a first name.
Rocca Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Dweller near a cliff, or near a fortress.
Rocca Demographics
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Rocca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rocca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rocca is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rocca? popularity and diffusion
Rocca is the 13,396th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 174,631 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Rocca live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent live in Italic Europe. Rocca is also the 113,068th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 3,857 people.
The last name Rocca is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 21,546 people, or 1 in 2,838. In Italy it is most common in: Lombardy, where 24 percent are found, Calabria, where 18 percent are found and Piedmont, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy this last name is found in 84 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and Peru, where 8 percent are found.
Rocca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rocca has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rocca last name increased 7,559 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 992 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rocca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rocca surname are 4.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.13% being registered with the party.
The amount Rocca earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning €35,114 per year; in Norway they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning 385,081 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,667 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning R 248,148 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.98% less than the national average, earning $19,302,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.29% more than the national average, earning $51,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.49% more than the national average, earning $58,871 CAD per year.
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