Martelo Surname

61,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Martelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia5,2321:9,1311,018
Venezuela7861:38,4282,134
Brazil7471:286,57911,030
Portugal6611:15,7611,179
Spain3001:155,84011,394
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Uruguay901:38,1314,387
Panama821:47,7102,355
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
France191:3,495,933219,029
England121:4,643,172139,951
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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

Martelo (25) may also be a first name.

Martelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Martelo (Russian: Мартело) is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Marteló. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Martelo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,181st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 886,563 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Martelo are found; 84 percent are found in South America and 73 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Martelo is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 5,232 people, or 1 in 9,131. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Bolívar Department, where 42 percent reside, Atlántico Department, where 16 percent reside and Córdoba Department, where 13 percent reside. Other than Colombia Martelo exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Martelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Martelo surname are 31.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Martelo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 18.38% less than the national average, earning $18,529,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Martelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Martelo in the Russian language
Мартелоmartelo-

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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
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  • 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 Martelo
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