Fazio Surname

14,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fazio Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who acted as a watchman or sentinel; dweller by a beech tree.

Fazio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy21,1011:2,898236
United States10,5481:34,3634,286
Argentina2,2831:18,7221,596
Brazil1,1581:184,8667,148
France7221:91,99813,279
Canada6891:53,4776,389
Australia6151:43,8955,557
Germany2901:277,60529,221
Switzerland1951:42,1185,901
Belgium1691:68,02710,874
Venezuela1551:194,8655,365
Uruguay1451:23,6672,755
Spain1011:462,89123,948
England771:723,61140,488
Chile431:409,68511,039
Peru411:775,22317,111
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China71:195,331,65210,124
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Fázio (5) are calculated separately.

Fazio (605) may also be a first name.

Fazio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who acted as a watchman or sentinel; dweller by a beech tree.

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

Fazio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fazio is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Fázio. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fazio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,484th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 189,287 people. The surname Fazio occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Fazio live; 55 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 339,798th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 605 people.

This last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 21,101 people, or 1 in 2,898. In Italy it is mostly found in: Sicily, where 43 percent reside, Calabria, where 17 percent reside and Liguria, where 9 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Fazio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fazio has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 351,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fazio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fazio last name are 0.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fazio earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning €32,892 per year; in Peru they earn 306.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 78,851 per year; in United States they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $50,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $57,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fázio935/
Fazzio912,294/
Fauzio9136/
Fahzio9113/
Fazo8914,440/
Faziost831/
Pfazzio831/
Faizo80319/
Fazia80305/
Faijo80261/
Fazos80126/
Vazio80121/
Fazou8056/
Fezio8046/
Faiso8045/
Fagio8026/
Fazzo8022/
Fozio8022/
Farzo8013/
Fazoi803/
Fazoo803/
Fauzo803/
Fazgo801/
Fazjo801/
Fauzia739,048/
Faggio73446/
Faijoo73119/
Faisco7395/
Faizou7389/
Fazzia7334/
Faisop7330/
Faizia7327/
Faijos7317/
Fayzoo7312/
Fazohh7312/
Fauzou739/
Faizoo736/
Faijjo732/
Fozzio732/
Farzoo732/
Fazoot732/
Fayzou732/
Fazood731/
Faisoh731/
Faizoa731/
Fouzio731/
Fázzio731/
Faizoz731/
Fasgio731/
Fauzoi731/
Fazouz731/
Faisos731/
Fauzoo731/
Fazhou731/
Faazia730/
Faza677,200/
Faso672,723/
Faco67912/
Fezo67481/
Fozo67386/
Vazo67275/
Fajo67221/
Fadziah6738/
Fažo6730/
Faizouz672/
Fayziah672/
Fahijou671/
Faudzia671/
Fazzohe671/
Faizzia671/

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