Italian Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Italian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Italian (165) may also be a first name.
Italian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Italian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Italian (Arabic: ايطالية, Marathi: इटािलअन, Russian: Италиан) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Italian? popularity and diffusion
Italian is the 2,746,821st most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Italian reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Italian is also the 712,876th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 165 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,397,964. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Jowzjan, where 96 percent reside and Khost, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italiane | 93 | 28 | / |
| Itallian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Italan | 92 | 36 | / |
| Gitalan | 86 | 185 | / |
| Hitalan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Italyan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Etalian | 86 | 2 | / |
| Itallan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Italion | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jittalan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Haitalan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Itailane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Etalan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Italam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Utalan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Italon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Itolan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Itelan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Italasing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Getalan | 71 | 125 | / |
| Hutalan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Italyanova | 71 | 13 | / |
| Etelian | 71 | 8 | / |
| Estalan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Udtalan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Etalang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jitolan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eetalan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Istalam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Italoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etolian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Estalane | 67 | 666 | / |
| Aytaylan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Etaliong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Estalion | 67 | 2 | / |
| Istalone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Estaland | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eitaalon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getallan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitalone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hetaland | 67 | 0 | / |
Italian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Italian in the Marathi language | ||
| इटािलअन | itaila'ana | - |
| Italian in the Russian language | ||
| Италиан | italian | - |
| Italian in the Arabic language | ||
| ايطالية | aytalyt | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Italian
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