Moscariello Surname

201,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Moscariello Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the medieval name Musca, linked in turn to the term musca, meaning 'fly', and therefore to the nicknames that identify 'annoying person' as the insect. Musca is a Spanish term to indicate the chestnut color.

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Moscariello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,5851:38,5856,944
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Moscariello Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the medieval name Musca, linked in turn to the term musca, meaning 'fly', and therefore to the nicknames that identify 'annoying person' as the insect. Musca is a Spanish term to indicate the chestnut color.

The surname Musca, very rare, came from Italy originally, it is specific to a small area around Lecce, called Salento. It is a very common surname also in Romania.

Muscas is a Sardinian surname, typical of Cagliari with a strain also in Oristano. Moscariello and Muscariello are typical of Campania, but extended to the rest of the South. Musco is typical of Sicily, Calabria and Campania.

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Moscariello Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moscariello occurs most in Italy. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Moscariello.

How Common Is The Last Name Moscariello? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 201,985th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,532,499 people. Moscariello occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Moscariello live; 77 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent live in Italic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,585 people, or 1 in 38,585. In Italy it is most common in: Campania, where 77 percent are found, Lazio, where 8 percent are found and Basilicata, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Moscariello Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moscariello surname are 5.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moscariello earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning €27,290 per year; in United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning $42,061 CAD per year.

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