Napolitano Surname

13,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Napolitano Surname Definition:

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

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Napolitano Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy26,4071:2,316160
United States9,6281:37,6464,655
Brazil1,6421:130,3744,967
Argentina1,4571:29,3372,459
Philippines8801:115,04319,856
France7461:89,03912,762
Canada3521:104,67511,294
Venezuela3351:90,1613,453
England2401:232,15919,279
Australia2361:114,38912,710
Germany2181:369,29135,132
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
Spain941:497,36225,035
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Ecuador531:300,1109,008
Chile501:352,3299,825
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Panama151:260,8176,584
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China41:341,830,39216,990
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Show All Nations
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Napolitano (184) may also be a first name.

Napolitano 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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DNA test information
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Napolitano Demographics

Napolitano Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 1,940 (2014)

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Napolitano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Napolitano (Russian: Наполитано) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Napolitano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,083rd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 170,143 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Napolitano live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Italic Europe. Napolitano is also the 671,014th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 184 people.

The last name Napolitano is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 26,407 people, or 1 in 2,316. In Italy Napolitano is primarily found in: Campania, where 63 percent live, Apulia, where 8 percent live and Lazio, where 6 percent live. Apart from Italy Napolitano exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Napolitano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Napolitano has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Napolitano surname rose 8,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Napolitano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Napolitano last name are 1.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Napolitano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 37.05% more than the national average, earning €41,156 per year; in Colombia they earn 84.39% more than the national average, earning $41,861,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $52,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $56,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neapolitano9516/
Napolistano952/
Napolitanos951/
Napolittano951/
Nappolitano951/
Napolitanosh911/
Napoletano908,031/
Napolitana9079/
Napalitano9017/
Napoljtano901/
Napolétano901/
Nopolitano901/
Neapolitana862/
Napolitona801/
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Napolitano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Napolitano in the Russian language
Наполитаноnapolitano-

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