Curcio Surname

24,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Curcio Surname Definition:

(Italian) One of low stature; one who tended goats; dweller at the sign of the goat.

Curcio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy10,1611:6,019760
United States6,2071:58,3956,919
Brazil2,2601:94,7233,572
Argentina1,4461:29,5602,479
France6181:107,48015,949
Australia4131:65,3657,815
Canada2881:127,93613,339
Germany1591:506,32443,083
Switzerland1301:63,1767,791
Uruguay1071:32,0733,688
Colombia931:513,7007,112
England871:640,43737,483
Venezuela811:372,8907,910
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Spain541:865,77834,484
Peru531:599,70015,316
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Monaco71:5,295668
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Cúrcio (7) are calculated separately.

Curcio (113) may also be a first name.

Curcio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One of low stature; one who tended goats; dweller at the sign of the goat.

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

Curcio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curcio is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Cúrcio. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Curcio? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 24,241st most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 326,459 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Curcio reside; 46 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent reside in Italic Europe. Curcio is also the 881,625th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 113 people.

The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 10,161 people, or 1 in 6,019. In Italy Curcio is primarily found in: Calabria, where 33 percent live, Campania, where 25 percent live and Sicily, where 13 percent live. Aside from Italy Curcio occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Curcio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Curcio has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 206,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Curcio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Curcio last name are 5.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Curcio earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning €30,023 per year; in Peru they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,855 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning $18,996,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $49,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $54,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cúrcio947/
Ciurcio9222/
Curcios927/
Curco91672/
Corcio83616/
Curcho83561/
Courco8386/
Curcia8334/
Kurcio837/
Curcoy836/
Ciurco833/
Curcuo831/
Curcou831/
Coercio7720/
Courcou7710/
Churcho773/
Corrcio772/
Caurcho771/
Churcia771/
Sczurco771/
Curca733,945/
Curcă731,237/
Corco73132/
Curcó7314/
Curço735/
Kurco734/
Curcò731/
Curcã731/
Csurcsia7188/
Courciat714/
Chaurcia711/
Ciurca671,076/
Corcia67401/
Corcoy67239/
Corcoi6727/
Churdchoo6712/
Kurtco676/
Ciurcă673/
Churtchoo671/
Corcoa671/

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