Ciraolo Surname

232,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ciraolo Surname User-submission:

Ciraolo or Ciraola is a Sicilian surname mainly from Messina. It means 'enchanting snake charmer', from the Greek term keraùles, meaning 'flutist', 'beautiful'.

Ciraolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8801:69,49612,304
United States4441:816,34962,706
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Canada491:751,95159,756
England481:1,160,79354,689
Belgium351:328,47637,084
France261:2,554,720189,486
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ciraolo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ciraolo or Ciraola is a Sicilian surname mainly from Messina. It means 'enchanting snake charmer', from the Greek term keraùles, meaning 'flutist', 'beautiful'.

- Florencia Ciraolo

Ciraolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ciraolo is found most in Italy. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciraolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ciraolo is the 232,645th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,200,315 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Ciraolo reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 880 people, or 1 in 69,496. In Italy Ciraolo is most common in: Sicily, where 78 percent live, Lazio, where 9 percent live and Campania, where 4 percent live. Other than Italy this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Ciraolo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ciraolo are 5.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ciraolo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 47.2% more than the national average, earning €44,203 per year; in United States they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning $51,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% less than the national average, earning $48,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiraolo931/
Cirauolo931/
Ceraolo861,487/
Ciraola8624/
Ciroalo8623/
Cirauola802/
Ceragiolo752/
Chirraola751/
Ceroalo7112/
Ceraola7110/
Seraolo716/
Siraola711/
Serraiolo632/
Seroalo57347/
Zeraola571/
Zeraoula531,159/
Zéraoula532/
Seroholo531/
Sheraola531/
Seraoula531/
Zeraoulia50920/
Zerraoula5076/
Seraoulia501/
Zeroualou501/
Kerajhola501/

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