Lazzaro Surname

34,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Lazzaro Surname Definition:

(Italian) A beggar.

Lazzaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,5101:7,186975
United States3,0851:117,49112,649
Argentina1,6891:25,3072,132
France4461:148,93023,088
Australia4341:62,2027,507
Brazil2501:856,29730,890
Germany1751:460,03140,524
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Switzerland801:102,66110,922
Chile461:382,96710,457
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
England281:1,989,93178,001
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
San Marino11:33,214932
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Lázzaro (10), Lazzáro (2) & Lazzàro (1) are calculated separately.

Lazzaro (2,272) may also be a first name.

Lazzaro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) A beggar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lazzaro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lazzaro is most common in Italy. It may also be found in the variant forms: Lázzaro, Lazzáro or Lazzàro. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lazzaro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,784th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 478,342 people. The surname Lazzaro occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Lazzaro are found; 56 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent are found in Italic Europe. Lazzaro is also the 156,519th most common first name internationally, borne by 2,272 people.

This last name is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 8,510 people, or 1 in 7,186. In Italy Lazzaro is mostly found in: Veneto, where 31 percent live, Sicily, where 19 percent live and Calabria, where 12 percent live. Excluding Italy it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Lazzaro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lazzaro has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 44,071 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lazzaro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lazzaro last name are 2.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.01% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lazzaro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning €32,897 per year; in United States they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $47,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.01% more than the national average, earning $60,620 CAD per year.

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