Campanella Surname

26,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Campanella Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who lived near the bells, or belfry; one who lived at the sign of the bell.

Campanella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy12,3911:4,936553
United States4,2711:84,8659,602
Argentina9551:44,7583,779
France5011:132,58020,271
Brazil4011:533,85120,015
Canada3721:99,04710,758
Belgium3631:31,6715,125
Uruguay2411:14,2401,610
Colombia1331:359,2046,156
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Australia1021:264,66424,097
England781:714,33440,171
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Spain641:730,50131,369
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Campañella (1) are calculated separately.

Campanella (167) may also be a first name.

Campanella Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who lived near the bells, or belfry; one who lived at the sign of the bell.

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

Campanella Last Name Facts

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

The surname Campanella is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Campañella. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Campanella? popularity and diffusion

Campanella is the 26,547th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 359,630 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Campanella reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent reside in Italic Europe. Campanella is also the 708,111th most common given name at a global level, borne by 167 people.

The surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 12,391 people, or 1 in 4,936. In Italy Campanella is mostly found in: Apulia, where 28 percent are found, Sicily, where 26 percent are found and Lazio, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Italy this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Campanella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Campanella has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Campanella last name expanded 53,388 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Campanella Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Campanella last name are 1.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Campanella earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning €31,628 per year; in Peru they earn 35.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,571 per year; in South Africa they earn 85.24% more than the national average, earning R 440,208 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning $19,647,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,311 CAD per year.

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