Gargano Surname

34,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Gargano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gargano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy9,5041:6,435834
United States3,5931:100,87911,197
Argentina8641:49,4724,175
Brazil3011:711,21026,095
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Australia1791:150,81415,978
Uruguay1571:21,8582,525
France1031:644,88183,663
Venezuela991:305,0926,989
England901:619,09036,665
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Malta301:14,342837
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Norway81:642,78647,258
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Gárgano (2) & Gargaño (1) are calculated separately.

Gargano (111) may also be a first name.

Gargano Last Name Facts

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

Gargano (Russian: Гаргано) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Gárgano or Gargaño. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gargano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,345th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 472,236 people. Gargano occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gargano are found; 62 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent are found in Italic Europe. Gargano is also the 890,531st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 111 people.

The surname Gargano is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 9,504 people, or 1 in 6,435. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Apulia, where 23 percent are found, Sicily, where 23 percent are found and Campania, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Gargano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gargano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gargano last name expanded 23,953 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gargano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gargano surname are 0.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gargano earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning €29,446 per year; in Norway they earn 26.05% less than the national average, earning 255,930 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.33% more than the national average, earning $52,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $52,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gargano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gargano in the Russian language
Гарганоgargano-

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Footnotes

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