Privitera Surname
Approximately 16,098 people bear this surname
Privitera Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the city of Catania, Sicily and it means 'wife of the priest', from the Latin to Italian-Volgare , privite/prete. Indeed in Catania one of the largest monasteries in Europe. It was founded in 1558 and called The Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena; and today it hosts the Department of Humanities of the University of Catania.
Read More About This SurnamePrivitera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 13,305 | 1:4,597 | 487 |
| United States | 1,398 | 1:259,270 | 24,498 |
| Argentina | 646 | 1:66,166 | 5,670 |
| Malta | 156 | 1:2,758 | 215 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Switzerland | 71 | 1:115,675 | 11,889 |
| Belgium | 58 | 1:198,218 | 26,032 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Privitera (140) may also be a first name.
Privitera Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the city of Catania, Sicily and it means 'wife of the priest', from the Latin to Italian-Volgare , privite/prete. Indeed in Catania one of the largest monasteries in Europe. It was founded in 1558 and called The Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena; and today it hosts the Department of Humanities of the University of Catania. In times past, noble and rich families of Sicily gave everything to the first male child and the others only had to marry a rich girl or become a priest. This was to avoid splitting inheritance. So many woman and men were forced to become priests or nuns at the behest of the family. And many of those monks, in spite of being formally monks, they led a married life with women (privitera, wife of a priest) who lived in the houses built around the monastery where their children also grew up. This is why Catania is the city of Privitera surname.
- sikeliaeThe Privitera surname comes from the words privite (private) and tera (land). So its meaning is 'private land'.
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Average Privitera Salary in
United States
$50,503 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Privitera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Privitera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Privitera (Russian: Привитера) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Privitera.
How Common Is The Last Name Privitera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,985th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 452,699 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Privitera reside; 84 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent reside in Italic Europe. Privitera is also the 781,395th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 140 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 13,305 people, or 1 in 4,597. In Italy Privitera is most frequent in: Sicily, where 88 percent live, Lombardy, where 3 percent live and Lazio, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Italy it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.
Privitera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Privitera surname are 10.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.81% being registered with the party.
The amount Privitera earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning €36,241 per year; in United States they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $50,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.95% more than the national average, earning $70,030 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Privitiera | 95 | 6 | / |
| Privittera | 95 | 1 | / |
| Priviterea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Previtera | 89 | 1,951 | / |
| Privitere | 89 | 69 | / |
| Privetera | 89 | 44 | / |
| Privitero | 89 | 4 | / |
| Privitara | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pribitera | 89 | 1 | / |
| Priviteri | 89 | 1 | / |
| Privitira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Previttera | 84 | 3 | / |
| Privittere | 84 | 1 | / |
| Previtero | 78 | 274 | / |
| Prebitera | 78 | 21 | / |
| Prevetera | 78 | 15 | / |
| Previteri | 78 | 4 | / |
| Privetero | 78 | 1 | / |
| Previtara | 78 | 1 | / |
| Previstero | 74 | 11 | / |
| Priveterre | 74 | 10 | / |
| Prisbitero | 74 | 9 | / |
| Previterio | 74 | 2 | / |
| Presvitero | 74 | 2 | / |
| Presbitera | 74 | 1 | / |
| Previtire | 67 | 38 | / |
| Prebetera | 67 | 15 | / |
| Prebitero | 67 | 3 | / |
| Presbitero | 63 | 3,634 | / |
| Prebistero | 63 | 20 | / |
| Prisbitiro | 63 | 3 | / |
| Prisbetero | 63 | 3 | / |
| Presbiteros | 60 | 2 | / |
| Prebetero | 56 | 2 | / |
| Presbetero | 53 | 331 | / |
| Presbytero | 53 | 52 | / |
| Presbitiro | 53 | 4 | / |
| Prisbetiro | 53 | 2 | / |
| Prebestero | 53 | 1 | / |
| Presbitéro | 53 | 1 | / |
| Presbíteros | 50 | 1 | / |
Privitera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Privitera in the Russian language | ||
| Привитера | privitera | - |
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