The Nocera surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,645 people carried this name — #17,216 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,553 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 649 people named Nocera live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Nocera.
Most of them — 74 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Var.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
133 people named Nocera live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 81 people named Nocera live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Nocera,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Nocera 1934–1981 · American football player
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Vic Nocera 1938– · composer
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Cosimo Nocera 1938–2012 · association football coach
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Cosimo Nocera 1938–2012 · association football coach
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Enzo Nocera 1944–1993 · photographer
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Antonio Nocera 1949– · painter
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nocera.
- Nobile 1,370 · U.S. census
- Nobili 138 · U.S. census
- Nobis 483 · U.S. census
- Noble 41,667 · U.S. census
- Noblet 390 · U.S. census
- Nocella 741 · U.S. census
- Nochez 245 · U.S. census
- Nock 2,191 · U.S. census
- Noe 11,182 · U.S. census
- Noel 31,768 · U.S. census
- Noell 1,862 · U.S. census
- Noga 1,727 · U.S. census
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