Pacifico Surname

23,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Pacifico Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) It means “peaceful” and is a translation of Shelomo (Solomon) or Shalom among Sephardic Jews.

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Pacifico Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil10,3121:20,760990
Italy5,6261:10,8701,685
Philippines3,3241:30,4574,404
United States1,9741:183,61618,311
Argentina5701:74,9886,382
France2501:265,69140,939
Peru2371:134,1107,506
Uruguay1621:21,1842,440
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Switzerland1051:78,2189,041
England971:574,41334,909
Spain951:492,12724,892
Venezuela931:324,7757,266
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Colombia461:1,038,5679,368
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Australia381:710,41347,396
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Panama61:652,04310,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Guam11:160,1214,893
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Pacífico (128) are calculated separately.

Pacifico (23,674) may also be a first name.

Pacifico Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) It means “peaceful” and is a translation of Shelomo (Solomon) or Shalom among Sephardic Jews.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Means 'peaceful' in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

- joaovictorpd

Pacifico Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pacifico occurs most in Brazil. It can also be found as: Pacífico. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pacifico? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pacifico is the 23,033rd most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 309,608 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Pacifico live; 49 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 33,358th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 23,674 people.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 10,312 people, or 1 in 20,760. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent live. Aside from Brazil it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 24 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Pacifico Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pacifico has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pacifico last name grew 4,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pacifico Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pacifico last name are 0.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pacifico earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning €31,186 per year; in Peru they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,766 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning R 134,400 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.89% less than the national average, earning $14,100,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning $52,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $49,097 CAD per year.

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