Paganini Surname

60,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Paganini Surname User-submission:

Pagani or pagano are words for 'pagan' or 'paganus', in Latin. It was a name given for villagers and camp-side workers in ancient Europe, due to the holy inquisition. It was also given to non-Christians. Later, the people that didn't accepted Christianity as their religion, maintaining their ancient religions, become known as pagans.

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Paganini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3,7261:57,4542,169
Argentina1,7121:24,9672,096
Italy1,2461:49,0828,828
United States5741:631,46250,904
Switzerland4801:17,1102,813
France1801:369,01554,985
Uruguay1301:26,3983,068
Chile451:391,47710,650
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Austria131:655,03358,041
Panama121:326,0227,351
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Paganini (169) may also be a first name.

Paganini Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pagani or pagano are words for 'pagan' or 'paganus', in Latin. It was a name given for villagers and camp-side workers in ancient Europe, due to the holy inquisition. It was also given to non-Christians. Later, the people that didn't accepted Christianity as their religion, maintaining their ancient religions, become known as pagans. Pagani and Paganini, as well other variations, are derivations of the word Paganus. It is fairly common in some regions in Italy, such as Tuscany.

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The surname Paganini, originating from Italy, comes from the word paganus, meaning 'village dweller'.

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Paganini Last Name Facts

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

Paganini (Russian: Паганини) is found most in Brazil. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Paganini click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paganini? popularity and diffusion

Paganini is the 60,046th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 868,082 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Paganini live; 67 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Luso-South America. Paganini is also the 703,581st most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 169 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 3,726 people, or 1 in 57,454. In Brazil Paganini is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 37 percent reside, Espírito Santo, where 18 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and Italy, where 15 percent reside.

Paganini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Paganini has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paganini last name rose 28,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paganini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Paganini last name are 6.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Paganini earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.68% more than the national average, earning €48,853 per year; in Peru they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,872 per year and in United States they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning $56,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pagannini943/
Pagagnini942/
Pagganini940/
Paganine8832/
Poganini8829/
Pagonini881/
Pagannine821/
Pogonini751/
Pougagnigni7451/
Pangonene591/

Paganini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paganini in the Russian language
Паганиниpaganini-

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