Pompeo Surname

72,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Pompeo Surname User-submission:

Pompeo is an Italian first name, deriving from Latin, meaning 'from the city of Pompeji'.

Pompeo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,6061:82,1473,077
Italy2,1691:28,1965,024
United States1,2201:297,09727,478
Argentina3321:128,74510,907
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
France361:1,845,076161,051
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
England191:2,932,529101,561
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pompêo (10) & Pompéo (5) are calculated separately.

Pompeo (4,907) may also be a first name.

Pompeo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pompeo is an Italian first name, deriving from Latin, meaning 'from the city of Pompeji'.

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Pompeo Last Name Facts

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

Pompeo is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pompêo or Pompéo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pompeo? popularity and diffusion

Pompeo is the 72,973rd most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,079,157 people. The last name Pompeo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Pompeo are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Luso-South America. Pompeo is also the 97,326th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 4,907 people.

The last name Pompeo is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,606 people, or 1 in 82,147. In Brazil Pompeo is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 44 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 16 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Brazil Pompeo exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Pompeo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pompeo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 122,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pompeo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pompeo surname are 3.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Pompeo earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning €28,319 per year; in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.72% more than the national average, earning $56,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pompêo9410/
Pompéo945/
Pompea8384/
Ponpeo8311/
Pampeo832/
Pompio832/
Pomphio771/
Poveo731/
Ponpio6746/
Pompia676/
Pampea674/
Pumpea671/
Pempio671/

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