Federico Surname

16,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Federico Surname Definition:

Could mean a peaceful chief.

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Federico Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy14,0381:4,357451
United States7,3201:49,5166,003
Philippines4,3941:23,0403,019
Argentina2,8341:15,0821,343
Mexico2,2621:54,8752,713
Canada4681:78,7308,833
Dominican Republic4541:22,9801,485
France3271:203,12831,564
Brazil2601:823,36329,822
Spain2371:197,26613,567
Venezuela2181:138,5514,417
Australia2011:134,30714,542
England1921:290,19822,328
Germany1741:462,67540,671
Uruguay991:34,6644,023
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Nicaragua711:84,8041,756
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Honduras631:139,9441,926
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Gibraltar381:894185
Peru361:882,89218,060
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Panama191:205,9085,804
Israel171:503,39037,521
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales91:343,83718,086
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Djibouti91:101,659734
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China71:195,331,65210,124
India51:153,413,076951,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Fédérico (1) are calculated separately.

Federico (517,465) may also be a first name.

Federico Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Could mean a peaceful chief.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'peaceful ruler'.

- mcnugget

Federico Last Name Facts

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

The last name Federico is found most in Italy. It can also be found as: Fédérico. For other potential spellings of Federico click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Federico? popularity and diffusion

Federico is the 16,268th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 213,217 people. The surname Federico is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Federico reside; 42 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,952nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 517,465 people.

The surname Federico is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 14,038 people, or 1 in 4,357. In Italy it is most frequent in: Campania, where 30 percent live, Sicily, where 18 percent live and Calabria, where 18 percent live. Other than Italy it exists in 81 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Federico Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Federico has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Federico surname rose 48,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 19,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Federico Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Federico last name are 3.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Federico earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning €36,017 per year; in Peru they earn 41.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,362 per year; in United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,894 CAD per year.

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