Cuomo Surname

28,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Cuomo Surname User-submission:

A typical surname that has origins in the area around Naples. The name probably derives from the first name, Cosimo, in the Neapolitan dialect, Cuosimo. The origins of the Cuomo / Como family are probably in the area around Gragnano and Agerola, near the Amalfi Coast.

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Cuomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy13,5871:4,501475
United States3,6181:100,18211,128
Argentina7031:60,8015,183
France4091:162,40325,292
England1301:428,60028,863
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Australia611:442,55234,724
Malta541:7,968513
Japan501:2,556,88631,037
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Monaco101:3,707328
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cuomo (68) may also be a first name.

Cuomo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A typical surname that has origins in the area around Naples. The name probably derives from the first name, Cosimo, in the Neapolitan dialect, Cuosimo. The origins of the Cuomo / Como family are probably in the area around Gragnano and Agerola, near the Amalfi Coast. In this area, Comoes / Cuomoes were mentioned as landowners and well-to-do people in the Middle Ages. In the center of Naples is a palace of the family Como / Cuomo, the Palazzo Cuomo, today a museum called Museo Filangeri.

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This surname originates from what today is the Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino Euroregion, that comprehends the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Italian provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino. It is a surname of Alpine origin.

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Cuomo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cuomo is found most in Italy. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cuomo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuomo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cuomo is the 28,199th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 382,247 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Cuomo reside; 72 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 68 people.

It is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 13,587 people, or 1 in 4,501. In Italy Cuomo is mostly concentrated in: Campania, where 80 percent reside, Lazio, where 6 percent reside and Lombardy, where 3 percent reside. Besides Italy Cuomo occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Cuomo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cuomo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cuomo surname expanded 90,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cuomo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cuomo last name are 5.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Cuomo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning €35,740 per year; in Norway they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning 289,593 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 94.46% more than the national average, earning R 462,108 per year; in United States they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $53,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $53,313 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuommo911/
Cuomos911/
Como897,029/
Chomo806,667/
Cosmo805,704/
Caumo801,402/
Cuamo80569/
Comos80247/
Commo80236/
Comoy80175/
Comot80168/
Csomo8045/
Comoz8040/
Coymo8017/
Ciomo8012/
Comod8012/
Coumo8010/
Coimo808/
Guomo805/
Comou804/
Comoi803/
Ccomo803/
Cvomo802/
Kuomo802/
Comoh802/
Gcomo802/
Zuomo801/
Coomo801/
Dcomo801/
Cqomo801/
Comgo801/
Comop800/
Chhuomho771/
Cosmos733,190/
Chhomo73697/
Cosmod73512/
Coumou73276/
Choumo73183/
Tchomo73145/
Ciommo73130/
Comoth7355/
Chomoh7348/
Commoy7347/
Ciomos7346/
Coumos7337/
Commot7327/
Commod7320/
Comoss739/
Chommo738/
Cuamos738/
Comott737/
Chomoo737/
Cosmot737/
Comosh734/
Chomgo733/
Commos733/
Chomou732/
Comoch732/
Choomo732/
Guomou732/
Comois731/
Chohmo731/
Chomoy731/
Coomos731/
Comoux731/
Cosmoi731/
Chomoi731/
Cosmou731/
Cosmop731/
Chuamo731/
Coomod730/
Comots730/
Cousmo730/
Coma678,028/
Camo677,459/
Komo676,559/
Zomo671,967/
Tchoumo671,260/
Çomo67283/
Choumou6780/
Comouth6774/
Tchomou6740/
Tchomgo6739/
Qomo6723/
Tchuamo6717/
Tchommo6714/
Commoss6712/
Choimoo674/
Chuamou673/
Tchomoh672/
Cosmous671/
Causmos671/
Chommoi671/
Caumous671/
Commoux671/
Comochd671/
Commott670/
Commost670/

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