Piccolo Surname

15,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Piccolo Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Piccolo, a pet name for a small child; one of low stature.

Piccolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy24,5431:2,492186
United States4,1911:86,4859,762
Brazil1,9441:110,1214,158
Argentina1,4651:29,1762,442
France8771:75,73910,633
Canada6431:57,3036,775
Australia3771:71,6078,462
Belgium1731:66,45510,647
Switzerland1701:48,3116,479
Germany1121:718,79954,527
England1071:520,73032,731
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Spain711:658,47929,555
Venezuela601:503,4019,605
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Finland61:916,11741,832
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
San Marino11:33,214932
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Píccolo (4) are calculated separately.

Piccolo (391) may also be a first name.

Piccolo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Piccolo, a pet name for a small child; one of low stature.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Piccolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piccolo is most common in Italy. It can also appear as a variant: Píccolo. Click here for further potential spellings of Piccolo.

How Common Is The Last Name Piccolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Piccolo is the 15,894th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 207,741 people. Piccolo is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Piccolo live; 70 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent live in Italic Europe. Piccolo is also the 437,834th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 391 people.

The last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 24,543 people, or 1 in 2,492. In Italy it is most numerous in: Campania, where 41 percent are found, Veneto, where 16 percent are found and Apulia, where 10 percent are found. Not including Italy this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Piccolo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Piccolo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Piccolo last name increased 69,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piccolo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Piccolo surname are 6.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Piccolo earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning €29,080 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning R 218,892 per year; in United States they earn 14.04% more than the national average, earning $49,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $55,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Píccolo954/
Picciolo931,774/
Piccollo9379/
Piccoloo931/
Piccolio931/
Picolo923,492/
Picollo861,374/
Piccola86854/
Peccolo86680/
Piccalo8667/
Picolos8623/
Picolot8619/
Picoolo862/
Piecolo862/
Picoloo861/
Picculo861/
Piscolo861/
Picolou861/
Peicolo861/
Péccolo861/
Picciola80333/
Piscollo8013/
Picolott805/
Picciulo802/
Piccialo802/
Piccolla801/
Picchola801/
Piccullo801/
Picola77288/
Piculo7782/
Pikolo7770/
Pecolo7764/
Pícolo7715/
Picalo7713/
Piqolo777/
Pycolo771/
Picciallo75269/
Piccuillo7530/
Piccholla7524/
Picciolla751/
Picallo711,353/
Pizzolo71820/
Pecollo71662/
Picullo71117/
Picolla7198/
Piscola7143/
Peccola7117/
Pikkolo7110/
Pichcholla719/
Picolas719/
Paikolo716/
Picoula714/
Pickalo712/
Pecolos711/
Piccula711/
Pioqolo711/
Piokolo711/
Pikolos711/
Picollà711/
Picolat711/
Pícollo711/
Picuilo711/
Picolia711/
Picalos710/
Pizzolio67144/
Piscolla6782/
Picallos6773/
Pizzollo6766/
Picoulas6747/
Picchala6742/
Pizzuolo6738/
Picuillo6714/
Pikoulos6712/
Pikoulou675/
Picalloo672/
Picciula671/
Paizzolo671/
Pecoulos671/
Picoleau671/
Pikkollo671/
Picoella671/
Pitcullo670/

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