Compostella Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Compostella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Compostella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3801:160,93924,733
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
France231:2,887,944200,772
Austria161:532,21549,801
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Compostella Last Name Facts

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

Compostella has its highest incidence in Italy. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compostella? popularity and diffusion

The surname Compostella is the 602,749th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Compostella are found; 74 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The last name Compostella is most prevalent in Italy, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 160,939. In Italy it is most numerous in: Veneto, where 59 percent are found, Trentino-Alto Adige, where 12 percent are found and Lombardy, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Italy Compostella is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Compostella Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Compostella earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $50,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Compostilla911/
Compotello862/
Kompatlla701/
Chompastle671/
Kompatla6310/
Zompastle6012/
Tzompastle5714/
Chompaxtle574/
Kampatla538/
Zompaztle502/
Zumpastle501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Compostella
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