Duca is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Duca
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France
Meaning:

The surname is variant form of the Duckett. Possibly from the Scottish dukate, dow-cate, dove-cot, or pigeon-house. The Ducketts of Fillingham county of, Lincoln, were resident there in 1205.

Duca is variation of Duckett. Descendant of little Duke, a pet form of Marmaduke meaning "sea leader".

How popular is Duca?

Duca is common in Romania, Italy, Philippines, Moldova, United States, Brazil, Argentina, France, Malta, Spain, Uganda, Switzerland.

Duca is ranked 23173 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Duca bearers increased by 3.06 per cent in 2010 US census to 1314 since 2000, the surname slipped by 673 spots and ranked at 20248. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.96 90.27
Hispanic or Latino 4.64 2.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.96 3.84
Others 1.67 1.8
Duca is quite popular family name mostly used in Romania however Malta is ahead in terms of density. Around 23394 people have been found who wears Duca as their family name. Duca is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Duca:
382 Romania7,077
1,600 Italy5,853
7,766 Philippines2,121
205 Moldova1,951
19,765 United States1,803
5,902 Brazil1,390
3,218 Argentina1,116
Countries with hundreds of Duca:
17,872 France561
141 Malta325
13,054 Spain250
20,004 Uganda139
7,689 Switzerland132
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,493 Australia89
39,362 Canada81
6,177 Portugal75
23,042 Belgium68
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
117,794 Germany36
310,282 India35
68,634 England34
5,096 Taiwan33
31,731 Austria31
3,117 Angola25
21,578 Venezuela18
45,338 Sweden16
37,411 Norway12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
22,254 Uruguay10
35,095 Croatia10
81,846 Netherlands10
414,297 Russia9
29,026 Chile9
488,268 Indonesia8
47,603 Denmark6
55,922 Qatar6
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Duca Namesakes

  • Simone Del Duca, French businesswoman
  • Giacomo del Duca, Italian sculptor and architect during the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period
  • Antonio del Duca, Sicilian friar whose persistent campaign for an official veneration of the "Seven Angelic Princes" was partly answered
  • Ion G. Duca, was prime minister of Romania
  • Paul Lo Duca, American retired professional baseball player and television personality
  • Cino Del Duca, Italian-born businessman film producer and philanthropist

Duca Namesakes

  • Simone Del Duca, French businesswoman
  • Giacomo del Duca, Italian sculptor and architect during the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period
  • Antonio del Duca, Sicilian friar whose persistent campaign for an official veneration of the "Seven Angelic Princes" was partly answered
  • Ion G. Duca, was prime minister of Romania
  • Paul Lo Duca, American retired professional baseball player and television personality
  • Cino Del Duca, Italian-born businessman film producer and philanthropist

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