Divito Surname

122,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Divito Surname Definition:

(Italian) The son of Vito (life).

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Divito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3161:156,50216,001
Argentina3311:129,13410,944
Canada2961:124,47813,021
Australia2001:134,97914,603
England1661:335,65124,624
Italy1211:505,42750,992
Ireland481:98,1035,309
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Belgium291:396,43641,978
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Wales91:343,83718,086
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Divito (13) may also be a first name.

Divito Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) The son of Vito (life).

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname has several origins. It derives from the toponym Vita. It could also derive from the Latin name Vitus or from a contraction of the Latin name Vitellius.

The surname Di Vita is Sicilian.

Di Vito is typical of the central belt between Lazio, the Abruzzi, Molise, Campania and the province of Foggia.

Divito has a stock in the Foggia and one in the Potentino.

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Divito Last Name Facts

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

The last name Divito occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Divito? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,005th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,942,827 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Divito are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

Divito is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,316 people, or 1 in 156,502. In The United States Divito is mostly found in: Illinois, where 21 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Divito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Divito has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 231,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Divito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Divito are 3.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Divito earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.22% less than the national average, earning R 70,776 per year; in United States they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning $50,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $59,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Divitto92348/
Deivito921/
Devito8313,544/
Divita831,999/
Diveto8351/
Dibito834/
Devitto77605/
Divetot7716/
Disuito773/
Divitta773/
Divesto772/
Dievita771/
Divitha771/
Devieto771/
De'vito771/
Deevito771/
Deveiteo715/
Divhitat714/
Diwaitou711/
Desvaito711/
Devita677,292/
Diwita67198/
Deveto6761/
Dibita6730/
Diveta679/
Debito678/
Dewito677/
Djuito672/
Débito672/
Dibeto671/
Divyta671/

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