Boccaccio Surname

226,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Boccaccio Surname Definition:

(Italian) One with an ugly mouth.

Boccaccio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,1191:54,6539,833
United States3121:1,161,72783,203
France1251:531,38273,029
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia321:843,61652,533
England201:2,785,90397,972
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Panama51:782,45211,059
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Boccaccio (21) may also be a first name.

Boccaccio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One with an ugly mouth.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Boccaccio Last Name Facts

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

Boccaccio is found most frequently in Italy. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boccaccio? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 226,821st most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,073,530 people. Boccaccio is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Boccaccio are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent are found in Italic Europe. Boccaccio is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 21 people.

The last name Boccaccio is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 54,653. In Italy it is most common in: Piedmont, where 38 percent are found, Sicily, where 23 percent are found and Liguria, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Italy it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Boccaccio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boccaccio surname are 9.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Boccaccio earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 30.38% more than the national average, earning €39,154 per year; in United States they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $43,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $57,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bocaccio94143/
Boccaccia89103/
Voccaccio891/
Baccaccio891/
Boscaccio890/
Bocacco880/
Bucaccio8273/
Bocaccia8211/
Boscaccia780/
Bucciaccho741/
Baccacca712/
Bacciocco6775/
Bokachcho673/
Baccaicca671/
Buscaccia671/
Bacocco63215/
Bokkachcho633/
Bascoccia5614/
Bocazza503/
Wakocco501/

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