Fusco Surname

10,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fusco Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Latin word fuscus, meaning 'dark'. It was a surname given to someone with dark skin or hair.

Fusco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy32,0201:1,910113
United States12,3881:29,2593,625
Brazil2,1721:98,5613,714
Argentina1,4901:28,6872,399
Canada5921:62,2397,276
England5121:108,82411,299
Switzerland2691:30,5314,571
Australia2641:102,25611,519
Germany2331:345,51733,688
Spain1571:297,78417,995
Venezuela1411:214,2135,641
Northern Ireland1311:14,0841,969
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
France1121:593,06078,954
Uruguay1021:33,6453,884
Ireland811:58,1353,961
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Liechtenstein101:3,838429
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Wales61:515,75523,171
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
San Marino11:33,214932
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fusco (177) may also be a first name.

Fusco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Latin word fuscus, meaning 'dark'. It was a surname given to someone with dark skin or hair.

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Fusco Last Name Facts

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

Fusco is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fusco? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,977th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 142,499 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Fusco are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent are found in Italic Europe. Fusco is also the 685,598th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 177 people.

It is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 32,020 people, or 1 in 1,910. In Italy Fusco is most prevalent in: Campania, where 59 percent live, Lazio, where 17 percent live and Apulia, where 5 percent live. Aside from Italy this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Fusco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fusco has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 206,467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 17,067 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,013 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fusco Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fusco are 1.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Fusco earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning €29,257 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.52% less than the national average, earning R 205,512 per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $57,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuscho9113/
Fuscot912/
Fuscos911/
Fussco911/
Fuscko911/
Fausco911/
Fuso892,218/
Fuco8969/
Fuscott832/
Fueshco831/
Fosco802,254/
Fusca802,158/
Fisco801,810/
Fusko80588/
Fucoy8057/
Fusoh8031/
Fuscà8028/
Fucoo8018/
Fucos8016/
Fouco8012/
Fucot8012/
Fuzco8011/
Fusoi806/
Fucco803/
Fauso803/
Feuso803/
Fuico803/
Fauco803/
Fuiso802/
Fusot802/
Fucko802/
Fudco802/
Fucoi801/
Fouso801/
Fuscá801/
Fusoo801/
Fusuo801/
Fuscoutt778/
Foucou73545/
Fuczko73140/
Faucou73123/
Fuscas7365/
Fuscaș7344/
Fausko7344/
Fuszko7330/
Fishco7327/
Faucoz7322/
Foucot7316/
Feusca7311/
Fiscko739/
Vuscko735/
Fuchco734/
Fuhsoh733/
Fousca732/
Fausca732/
Fousop732/
Fuscaş731/
Fuccos731/
Fousos731/
Fushko731/
Feusou731/
Pfucco731/
Fausot730/
Fuca674,127/
Vuso672,607/
Fusa671,792/
Fuko671,663/
Foco671,061/
Fujo67676/
Vuco67240/
Fuzo67181/
Futchko67157/
Foucout67114/
Fucà6777/
Faucoup6774/
Fouskou6757/
Fouskos6757/
Fouscas6747/
Fueshko6738/
Fusscas6731/
Foucoux6718/
Fautsko6710/
Fusà674/
Fouckou671/
Fucá671/
Fucă671/
Fishcoi671/
Vauscoy670/

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