Vecchia Surname

156,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Vecchia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vecchia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,6201:37,7516,784
United States4081:888,38067,160
Brazil3381:633,35623,493
Argentina2611:163,76813,777
France931:714,22389,679
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
England101:5,571,806158,774
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Aruba11:103,4772,586
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Vecchia (4,776) may also be a first name.

Vecchia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vecchia is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vecchia.

How Common Is The Last Name Vecchia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 156,344th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,601,766 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Vecchia are found; 58 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 98,958th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 4,776 people.

The surname Vecchia is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 1,620 people, or 1 in 37,751. In Italy it is most frequent in: Lombardy, where 41 percent live, Piedmont, where 29 percent live and Emilia-Romagna, where 7 percent live. Other than Italy this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Vecchia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vecchia surname are 22.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vecchia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 51.01% more than the national average, earning €45,347 per year; in United States they earn 24.05% more than the national average, earning $53,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.96% more than the national average, earning $65,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vechia92111/
Vecchiatt882/
Vecchio8623,487/
Becchia86221/
Veechia869/
Uecchia861/
Vechhia861/
Vecchiaová821/
Vecchios801/
Vechio77225/
Wechia7776/
Vichia770/
Becchio711,830/
Vicchio71592/
Vechhio715/
Weichia713/
Veechio713/
Wecchio712/
Veachio710/
Voichița6719/
Vecya678/
Vekia678/
Vichijay671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vecchia
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