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Where Does The Last Name Podesta Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Podesta (Arabic: بودستا, Russian: Подеста) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Podestà, Podestá or Podestä. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Podesta? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 46,832^nd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 658,672 people. The surname Podesta is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Podesta reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 968,397^th most common first name in the world It is held by 96 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 3,525 people, or 1 in 17,349. In Italy Podesta is most common in: Liguria, where 57 percent reside, Lombardy, where 25 percent reside and Lazio, where 6 percent reside. Besides Italy this surname exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Podesta Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Podesta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Podesta last name expanded 858 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 464 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Podesta Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Podesta surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

The amount Podesta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning €30,968 per year; in Peru they earn 96.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,167 per year; in South Africa they earn 188.01% more than the national average, earning R 684,432 per year; in United States they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning $50,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $56,361 CAD per year.