Pesco Surname

382,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pesco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2941:208,01629,664
Philippines2171:466,53656,377
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Moldova61:593,56136,655
France51:13,284,544357,392
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pescò (2) are calculated separately.

Pesco (95) may also be a first name.

Pesco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pesco is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Pescò. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pesco.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesco? popularity and diffusion

Pesco is the 382,699th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,836,071 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Pesco live; 32 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 32 percent live in Italic Europe. Pesco is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 95 people.

The surname Pesco is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 208,016. In Italy Pesco is most frequent in: Sicily, where 38 percent reside, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 22 percent reside and Apulia, where 11 percent reside. Barring Italy this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Pesco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pesco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pesco last name grew 19,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pesco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pesco surname are 12.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pesco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.29% less than the national average, earning €16,128 per year and in United States they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $48,057 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pescò932/
Pescod91801/
Pescos91214/
Peasco9192/
Petsco9132/
Pescoa9118/
Pescco918/
Pescko915/
Pescot915/
Peisco913/
Paesco911/
Pescop911/
Pescott83297/
Peschko83132/
Peascod8333/
Pescodd8329/
Peiscop832/
Pieszco831/
Pasco8025,876/
Pisco8017,566/
Pesca802,612/
Pesko80696/
Posco80134/
Pysco801/
Pezco801/
Petschko77159/
Poeschko7718/
Phescott771/
Peshko733,592/
Peszko731,132/
Piscos73869/
Pechko73753/
Piscoi73442/
Piesko73227/
Peusca73217/
Piscco73156/
Pashco73131/
Piscot7383/
Peczko7383/
Passco7383/
Pascoy7345/
Piscou7340/
Pascoi7337/
Paszco7324/
Piscop7320/
Physco7319/
Pitsco7317/
Pascoo7314/
Pascko7312/
Paesca7310/
Pissco734/
Peskos734/
Pescas732/
Piesca731/
Piskco731/
Paasco731/
Phisco731/
Phesca731/
Peskot731/
Peskou731/
Piosco731/
Ppasco731/
Pessca731/
Pechco731/
Poscoi731/
Pescka730/
Piscod730/
Peschka67967/
Pieszko67786/
Pöschko67503/
Paschko6767/
Petskos6728/
Paiseco6716/
Paiceco6714/
Pischko6713/
Petchko679/
Peskosh677/
Poschko676/
Pieshko675/
Petskou674/
Pisczko674/
Piscout672/
Pechkoh672/
D'Pesca672/
Peskach672/
Petskoy671/
Pechkoo671/
Pashcco671/
Pescaha671/
Phoscoh671/
Piscosz671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesco
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