Napoli Surname

14,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Napoli Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Naples (the new city), in Italy.

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Napoli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy22,2251:2,752212
United States7,5451:48,0405,818
Argentina2,7291:15,6631,389
Brazil1,5331:139,6445,333
France9931:66,8919,237
Algeria8711:44,3537,814
Australia5451:49,5336,173
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Switzerland2551:32,2084,769
Canada2381:154,81315,712
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Germany1991:404,55037,233
Philippines1791:565,57763,118
Uruguay1511:22,7272,631
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
England1161:480,32831,110
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
Venezuela841:359,5727,720
Spain751:623,36028,648
Chile701:251,6647,573
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Gibraltar351:970205
Cyprus341:26,0262,877
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Greece211:527,60966,013
Malta181:23,9041,289
Scotland151:356,92115,763
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Austria91:946,15970,786
Guam81:20,0153,029
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Nápoli (42), Nàpoli (2) & Napolí (1) are calculated separately.

Napoli (396) may also be a first name.

Napoli Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Naples (the new city), in Italy.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname Napoli is derived from the metropolitan city of Naples, Italy. Known for their fishing culture and tasty pizzerias, Naples is just north of the historical city of Pompeii. Italians and natives alike have coined the phrase "Va fa Napoli" as a way to say "Go to hell". Some Napoli are known to have red hair due to their Northern Italian roots.

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Napoli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Napoli (Marathi: नपोली, Russian: Наполи) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Nápoli, Nàpoli or Napolí. Click here for further possible spellings of Napoli.

How Common Is The Last Name Napoli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,191st most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 185,623 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Napoli live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Italic Europe. Napoli is also the 434,130th most frequent given name in the world, held by 396 people.

The surname Napoli is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 22,225 people, or 1 in 2,752. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 25 percent are found, Campania, where 23 percent are found and Calabria, where 20 percent are found. Besides Italy it occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Napoli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Napoli has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 125,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 11,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Napoli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Napoli are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Napoli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning €31,369 per year; in Peru they earn 201.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,493 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.4% more than the national average, earning R 426,312 per year; in United States they earn 15.1% more than the national average, earning $49,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $56,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nápoli9442/
Nàpoli942/
Napolí941/
Napolis921,301/
Napolio9237/
Napooli9236/
Napolli9212/
Napolia929/
Napolie923/
Nappoli922/
Napolit922/
Napoliy921/
Natpoli921/
Napolai921/
Napoliz921/
D'napoli8610/
Neapolis866/
Nadpolli863/
Naapolis861/
Napolish861/
Napole83651/
Napoly83185/
Napali83157/
Napola8361/
Nopoli836/
Napotelli801/
Ngnapouli801/
Napoles7736,164/
Napalit77830/
Napolez77138/
Ngapali7785/
Napalai7768/
Napalli7737/
Napalia7737/
Naipali7733/
Neapole7726/
Napolet7724/
Napolle7722/
Gnapole7716/
Nappoly7712/
Ngapole7711/
Naphali7710/
Nápolis777/
Gnapali775/
Neapali774/
Napolla774/
Nopolis773/
Napaali773/
Naupali772/
Napoila772/
Nahpali771/
Napolly771/
Nhapali771/
Napalis771/
Napoola771/
Naphalai71207/
Nadpalli7141/
Napholez7127/
Nappalli7115/
Naspalli715/
Naipalli713/
Naipalia712/
Naapalli712/
Ngnapole712/
Naipalei712/
Nappoles711/
Natpalli711/
Gnapalli711/
Napoless711/
Napala672,146/
Napale67300/
Nopali6781/
Nopola6779/
Nopoly6720/
Napaly678/
Nápole674/
Nachpalli673/
Nopole672/
Naipallie671/

Napoli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Napoli in the Marathi language
नपोलीnapoli-
Napoli in the Russian language
Наполиnapoli-

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