Raso Surname
Approximately 16,687 people bear this surname
Raso Surname User-submission:
An Italian or Spanish descriptive surname denoting someone with close-cropped hair, from the word raso, meaning 'level', 'smooth', 'bare'. The Italian name may also correspond word rasato, meaning 'shaven'. The Portuguese, Galician and Spanish habitational surnames are derived from any place called Raso in Portugal and A Coruña (in Galicia) and Ávila provinces in Spain.
Read More About This SurnameRaso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8,005 | 1:7,640 | 1,064 |
| United States | 1,571 | 1:230,719 | 22,219 |
| Spain | 1,392 | 1:33,586 | 3,371 |
| Canada | 802 | 1:45,942 | 5,642 |
| France | 790 | 1:84,079 | 11,948 |
| Argentina | 757 | 1:56,464 | 4,781 |
| Mexico | 613 | 1:202,490 | 5,446 |
| Pakistan | 609 | 1:293,340 | 6,209 |
| Australia | 473 | 1:57,073 | 6,959 |
| Brazil | 359 | 1:596,307 | 22,253 |
| Thailand | 159 | 1:444,266 | 77,821 |
| Indonesia | 158 | 1:837,020 | 63,356 |
| Philippines | 149 | 1:679,451 | 69,999 |
| India | 148 | 1:5,182,874 | 128,264 |
| Switzerland | 94 | 1:87,371 | 9,726 |
| Iran | 90 | 1:853,139 | 41,713 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 36 | 1:31,546 | 134 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Rašo (238), Ráso (6), Raşo (1), Rásó (336), Rášo (43) & Rášó (4) are calculated separately.
Raso (18,618) may also be a first name.
Raso Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Italian or Spanish descriptive surname denoting someone with close-cropped hair, from the word raso, meaning 'level', 'smooth', 'bare'. The Italian name may also correspond word rasato, meaning 'shaven'. The Portuguese, Galician and Spanish habitational surnames are derived from any place called Raso in Portugal and A Coruña (in Galicia) and Ávila provinces in Spain.
- haffman97Raso Demographics
Average Raso Salary in
United States
$48,187 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Raso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raso (Arabic: رصو, Georgian: რასო, Hindi: रासो, Marathi: रासो, Oriya: ରାେସା, Russian: Расо) is found most frequently in Italy. It may also be found in the variant forms: Rašo, Ráso, Raşo, Rásó, Rášo or Rášó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raso? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,964th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 436,720 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Raso reside; 57 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Italic Europe. Raso is also the 39,883rd most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 18,618 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 8,005 people, or 1 in 7,640. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Calabria, where 44 percent live, Lazio, where 15 percent live and Piedmont, where 14 percent live. Outside of Italy this last name exists in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.
Raso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Raso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raso last name expanded 5,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Raso Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Raso last name are 2.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.91% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Raso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning €22,540 per year; in Peru they earn 61.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,342 per year; in United States they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $48,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.21% more than the national average, earning $58,728 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raso in the Georgian language | ||
| რასო | raso | - |
| Raso in the Marathi language | ||
| रासो | raso | 96.38 |
| रसो | raso | 3.62 |
| Raso in the Hindi language | ||
| रासो | raso | 90.31 |
| रसो | raso | 8.81 |
| रसॊ | raso | 0.44 |
| रस्ओ | raso | 0.44 |
| Raso in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାେସା | raesa | 60 |
| ରାସ | rasa | 25 |
| ରାଷ | rasa | 5 |
| ରାଶ | rasa | 5 |
| ହାଷଲ୍ | hasal | 5 |
| Raso in the Russian language | ||
| Расо | raso | - |
| Raso in the Arabic language | ||
| رصو | rsw | - |
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