Scorcea Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Scorcea Surname User-submission:

The surname Scorcea means 'cinnamon' and 'bark' (tree bark) in old Romanian and French Creole languages.

Scorcea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1431:140,40515,083
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Albania21:1,457,02824,967

Scorcea Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Scorcea means 'cinnamon' and 'bark' (tree bark) in old Romanian and French Creole languages.

- scorceafamilia

Scorcea Last Name Facts

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

Scorcea is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scorcea? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Scorcea occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scorcea live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 140,405. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Dâmbovița County, where 97 percent reside and Argeș County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Romania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and Albania, where 1 percent reside.

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Scorca92302/
Corcea92110/
Scorce9262/
Scorcia86611/
Scorţea8650/
Scource8629/
Scorche8622/
Scorcer865/
Sgorcea865/
Scorcha863/
Scorcca862/
Scorcce861/
Corceha861/
Corca83355/
Corce83224/
Scorches805/
Scorchez801/
Scorza774,904/
Scarce77837/
Scorse77585/
Scorsa7773/
Scorţe7762/
Scurca7731/
Scorci7729/
Scarca7716/
Corrca7710/
Scorţa772/
Sorsea771/
Sorrce771/
Corsea771/
Sorcey771/
Scorka771/
Corcey770/
Coorce770/
Scorcy770/
Scarcia711,784/
Scorgie711,702/
Scourse7175/
Scarcez7155/
Scorzza7142/
Schorse7136/
Zgorcea7121/
Sorseah7118/
Corcoja7117/
Scorset7112/
Scarsce7112/
Skorcze7110/
Skorche719/
Schorza717/
Corcuya714/
Scorsia714/
Szkorce712/
Scorsat712/
Sgarcea711/
Scarcza711/
Scarcìa711/
Scorzia711/
Corcejo711/
Scarcer711/
Scharce710/
Scarcey710/
Scaerce710/
Schorze710/
Sorsa678,186/
Corza671,465/
Corse671,393/
Sorse671,312/
Sorza67974/
Corsa67935/
Zorca67778/
Corja67500/
Jorca67369/
Carca67289/
Corci67283/
Zorce6744/
Corça6739/
Scourchi6734/
Jorce6731/
Scourkes6727/
Sorze6726/
Carce6717/
Scorssia673/
Corje673/
Cortcaia672/
Shchorsa672/
Scarceui671/
Skorchia671/
Corze671/
Skourkea671/
Scarscia671/
Corrsche671/
Scarscha670/
Scorggie670/

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