Pagano Surname

9,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Pagano Surname User-submission:

The surname Paganelli (Pagenelli, Pagenelle, or Pagano), originating from Italy, is a variant of the surname Paganus, meaning 'village dweller'.

Pagano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy35,1551:1,74091
United States11,9911:30,2283,762
Argentina5,3171:8,039797
Brazil1,6021:133,6295,092
France9481:70,0669,760
Australia5001:53,9916,638
Uruguay3311:10,3681,167
Germany2731:294,89230,449
Canada2661:138,51714,271
Switzerland2361:34,8005,071
England2041:273,12821,453
Belgium2011:57,1979,269
Venezuela1741:173,5875,053
Spain1521:307,57918,383
Peru1281:248,31310,280
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Luxembourg391:14,8863,396
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Chile241:734,02016,565
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Norway91:571,36544,190
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Malta41:107,5681,849
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Vatican City11:1174
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Pagano (209) may also be a first name.

Pagano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Paganelli (Pagenelli, Pagenelle, or Pagano), originating from Italy, is a variant of the surname Paganus, meaning 'village dweller'.

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Pagano Last Name Facts

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

Pagano (Russian: Пагано) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pagano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,746th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,743 people. The surname Pagano is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Pagano live; 61 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 625,736th most common forename on earth, held by 209 people.

The last name Pagano is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 35,155 people, or 1 in 1,740. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Campania, where 42 percent are found, Sicily, where 20 percent are found and Apulia, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy this last name is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Pagano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pagano has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pagano surname increased 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pagano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pagano last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Pagano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning €33,656 per year; in Norway they earn 34.28% less than the national average, earning 227,442 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,976 per year; in United States they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning $50,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $55,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paganos92281/
Paganou9264/
Peagano9212/
Paganno923/
Paggano922/
Paganot922/
Paghano921/
Paganoi921/
Paganod921/
Paungano8614/
Paganott862/
Panghano861/
Pagana83950/
Pagono8346/
Pogano832/
Paganga77339/
Pangana77142/
Paganas77125/
Pagan'a7765/
Phagana7756/
Pagonou7719/
Paganah7713/
Paggana775/
Paganna774/
Pangono771/
Pagongo771/
Paganap771/
Pagonos771/
Pasgana771/
Pagonot771/
Peagana770/
Paungana7111/
Paukgana718/
Phangana715/
Pagaanas711/
Pang'ono711/
Pangaana711/
Pangaina711/
Peuganou711/
Pagona67578/
Pahaganas67472/
Pogana6784/
Poganá673/
Pogono673/
Pagahanas671/

Pagano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pagano in the Russian language
Паганоpagano-

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