Imperato Surname

82,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Imperato Surname User-submission:

It is a Spanish or Portuguese surname from the Italian surname Imperiale, that originated from Genoa and taken to Spain in the 16th century. It means 'empire'.

Imperato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,9141:15,6252,587
United States1,2981:279,24426,061
France3581:185,53828,864
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
Wales531:58,3875,284
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
England191:2,932,529101,561
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

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

Imperato (54) may also be a first name.

Imperato Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Spanish or Portuguese surname from the Italian surname Imperiale, that originated from Genoa and taken to Spain in the 16th century. It means 'empire'.

- imperialronjohsua

Imperato Last Name Facts

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

Imperato is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Impérato. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imperato? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 82,360th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,238,326 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Imperato live; 67 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 54 people.

The last name Imperato is most common in Italy, where it is held by 3,914 people, or 1 in 15,625. In Italy it is most numerous in: Campania, where 70 percent are found, Lazio, where 14 percent are found and Apulia, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Italy Imperato is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Imperato Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Imperato are 3.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Imperato earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning €34,253 per year; in United States they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning $53,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.12% more than the national average, earning $59,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Impérato961/
Imperatto944/
Imperadto941/
Imperiato941/
Imperat9313/
Imperto933/
Imprato931/
Imparato886,585/
Imperati88728/
Impuerto88154/
Emperato8833/
Imperata8812/
Imporato888/
Imperado888/
Inperato882/
Imperito881/
Impreato881/
Impert86144/
Imperatas8234/
Imparatto823/
Iampierto821/
Imperatti821/
Imperiate821/
Imiparato821/
Imparat8066/
Improto8012/
Imparto805/
Imperti804/
Imbrato802/
Emperto802/
Imberto801/
Impbert801/
Omperto801/
Imparatoii781/
Imprt771/
Emperado754,886/
Empuerto751,345/
Imparati75106/
Imparado7540/
Ampertou7521/
Improati7520/
Imbarato7512/
Ymberato7510/
Ymparato7510/
Imparata755/
Imperedo755/
Imoeprat754/
Imporati753/
Imparatu752/
Yimpirat752/
Imperadi751/
Imbratio751/
Imperido751/
Imperiti751/
Amperado751/
Imoebrat751/
Imbert7122,974/
Imbarrato71155/
Empert7153/
Import7138/
Imprawati7135/
Amperawat7130/
Imparatta7119/
Imbaratto7118/
Amperwati7113/
Amperawti7112/
Iampratya719/
Impriyati718/
Impart711/
Umpert711/
Imberaite711/
Yimprayat711/
Ympert711/
Im Oebrat711/
Imbrat711/
Imparatte711/
Improta676,296/
Imberti673,161/
Amperawati67855/
Amparat67795/
Improda67617/
Importa67426/
Amperiadou67136/
Imberty67102/
Imprida67102/
Amberto6778/
Imbrati6740/
Importi6720/
Imbrate6718/
Impredo6717/
Emproto6716/
Ombrato679/
Imbroto678/
Yiamprawat674/
Amprado674/
Umparat674/
Omberto673/
Emperdo673/
Imberta672/
Imborto672/
Emperad672/
Empirto672/
Imbratt672/
Imprido672/
Imperid671/
Impurta671/
Imberrt671/
Emperty671/
Ampratt671/
Yampert671/
Emberto671/
Imbarat671/
Imberte671/
Imbrata671/
Imprita671/
Emparat671/
Emperda671/
Amperti671/
Emperit671/
Amapert671/
Ampirat671/

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