Cantalupo Surname

210,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Cantalupo Surname User-submission:

Canta is Italian for 'singing' and lupo is Italian for 'wolf'. The name originated from citizens of from papal counties called "Cantalupo" in the mountains of Italy, where they would hear wolves howling at night. The melon, cantaloupe, is said to come from one of these villages, "Cantalupo, Sabina".

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Cantalupo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0231:59,78210,690
United States7711:470,11539,981
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
France131:5,109,440259,941
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China21:683,660,78330,601
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Cantalupo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Canta is Italian for 'singing' and lupo is Italian for 'wolf'. The name originated from citizens of from papal counties called "Cantalupo" in the mountains of Italy, where they would hear wolves howling at night. The melon, cantaloupe, is said to come from one of these villages, "Cantalupo, Sabina".

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Cantalupo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantalupo is found most in Italy. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantalupo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 210,655th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,720,034 people. Cantalupo occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Cantalupo live; 52 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent live in Italic Europe.

Cantalupo is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 59,782. In Italy it is most common in: Campania, where 70 percent reside, Lombardy, where 7 percent reside and Piedmont, where 5 percent reside. Barring Italy it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Cantalupo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cantalupo surname are 2.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cantalupo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning €29,557 per year; in Peru they earn 211.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,480 per year; in South Africa they earn 128.12% more than the national average, earning R 542,100 per year and in United States they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $51,677 USD per year.

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