Raso Surname

31,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

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.

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Raso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,0051:7,6401,064
United States1,5711:230,71922,219
Spain1,3921:33,5863,371
Canada8021:45,9425,642
France7901:84,07911,948
Argentina7571:56,4644,781
Mexico6131:202,4905,446
Pakistan6091:293,3406,209
Australia4731:57,0736,959
Brazil3591:596,30722,253
Thailand1591:444,26677,821
Indonesia1581:837,02063,356
Philippines1491:679,45169,999
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Iran901:853,13941,713
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
England351:1,591,94567,242
Austria331:258,04330,255
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

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.

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Raso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raso (Arabic: رصو, Georgian: რასო, Hindi: रासो, Marathi: रासो, Oriya: ରାେସା, Russian: Расо) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Rašo, Ráso, Raşo, Rásó, Rášo or Rášó. For other potential spellings of Raso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raso? popularity and diffusion

Raso is the 31,964th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 436,720 people. Raso occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Raso live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 39,883rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 18,618 people.

It is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 8,005 people, or 1 in 7,640. In Italy Raso is primarily concentrated in: Calabria, where 44 percent live, Lazio, where 15 percent live and Piedmont, where 14 percent live. Apart from Italy this surname exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.

Raso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raso has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raso surname are 2.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.91% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rašo92238/
Ráso926/
Raşo921/
Rasoa8919,169/
Rasco897,009/
Rasso891,466/
Rauso891,104/
Rasos891,039/
Rasgo891,003/
Rasho89756/
Rasoo89532/
Ratso89457/
Rasio89381/
Reaso89222/
Rasou89214/
Rayso89160/
Rasoi89149/
Rasoy8999/
Rasod8993/
Rasjo8927/
Rasot8927/
Rasuo8926/
Raiso8925/
Rasoh8910/
Raaso898/
Rasop895/
Radso892/
Rasoj892/
Raszo891/
Rahso891/
Razso891/
Rásó83336/
Rášo8343/
Rashou803,678/
Rassou80229/
Raisio80180/
Ratsoy80121/
Rassos8088/
Ratsou8065/
Raasio8047/
Rashod8046/
Rashoo8036/
Ratsoi8032/
Rasoud8025/
Ratsos8024/
Rasoos8023/
Rasood8022/
Rajszo8017/
Rzasoy8016/
Reauso8014/
Reasoa8013/
Rasdjo8012/
Reasso8012/
Rasouh8012/
Ratsio8011/
Rautso809/
Rassoh809/
Rashoi808/
Raudso805/
Rahaso805/
Rausio805/
Rasooj803/
Rasoot803/
Rascho803/
Rasouz803/
Rasooh803/
Rhasho802/
Rausoh802/
Rasios802/
Rasosh802/
Raysot802/
Reasgo802/
Raitso802/
Rattso802/
Rascoo801/
Rassoo801/
Raisho801/
Raasoj801/
Rassco801/
Rassoi801/
Rathso801/
Rasott801/
Ratsuo801/
Raisso801/
Rasjoy801/
Rasoiy801/
Rasous801/
Rassjo801/
Rassot801/
Rassoy801/
Rascoi801/
Raysos801/
Raesuo801/
Radsho801/
Rhasoa801/
Reahso801/
Rahsio801/
Raisos801/
Raasoo801/
Rasoch800/
Raysoa800/
Raisco800/
Rassoa800/
Rasoux800/
Razo7555,103/
Rasa7513,792/
Roso7510,786/
Rajo758,873/
Raco753,313/
Reso751,499/
Raço7518/
Rasà7512/
Raxo755/
Rášó754/
Rôso751/
Rasá751/
Rasă751/
Ražo751/
Rassoud73314/
Rashoud73157/
Raussou7382/
Rashott7335/
Rassoha7327/
Rassoch7326/
Rassoos7324/
Rashood7312/
Raasoch7310/
Raitsos7310/
Ratsuoe7310/
Raidsoo738/
Raudsoo738/
Ratsioe738/
Rashsho732/
R'Assou731/
Rrassou731/
Raitsou731/
Rautsuo731/
Rashodh731/
Rashoot731/
Rassooy731/
Raashou731/
Raessuo731/
Radshop731/
Rassous731/
Rayshod730/
Rosas67430,281/
Rosso6757,712/
Rozas6719,408/
Raisa6714,623/
Racho6710,162/
Rasha678,363/
Rajoo676,758/
Rosco676,231/
Rasad674,555/
Rasat673,788/
Rosos672,822/
Rausa672,813/
Rajoy672,811/
Rasia672,510/
Rayco672,061/
Ratsa671,657/
Rasas671,048/
Resio67931/
Rosio67898/
Rassa67798/
Razos67796/
Rrasa67794/
Rasca67757/
Rzasa67698/
Razzo67611/
Ruoso67541/
Razoi67534/
Rasja67511/
Rasah67441/
Reazo67422/
Razio67374/
Rasga67331/
Resho67318/
Raaschou67309/
Rosho67297/
Reasa67278/
Resso67210/
Raysa67202/
Rašuo67182/
Razou67181/
Raasa67174/
Račas67173/
Rajjo67162/
Reiso67152/
Raseu67148/
Rasap67122/
Rosoi67108/
Rouso67105/
Ragio67104/
Rajoi6797/
Roças6784/
Raujo6781/
Rasaa6781/
Radjo6771/
Razoo6769/
Ruiso6764/
Rasau6763/
Razas6758/
Rajho6745/
Racio6745/
Rasaz6740/
Raesa6739/
Raijo6735/
Raazo6733/
Radsa6733/
Racoș6732/
Hreso6730/
Rajou6726/
Roiso6726/
Rosot6723/
Rosou6723/
Rooso6720/
Rahsa6717/
Rotso6716/
Resoo6715/
Rajoh6715/
Ratco6715/
Razho6715/
Rasza6714/
Razoa6714/
Rosoy6713/
Radžo6712/
Ratshosh6712/
Razgo6711/
Rosjo6710/
Raxsa678/
Rosop678/
Razsa677/
Rezso677/
Raajo676/
Rajoš676/
Radco675/
Rauzo675/
Rajsa675/
Rayzo675/
Raysoudh674/
Ročas674/
Rožas674/
Rosoz674/
Hrasa673/
Hrazo673/
Rajuo673/
Rôças673/
Rhoso673/
Rajoj673/
Rásso673/
Razot673/
Razoz673/
Rhasa672/
Rosoh672/
Resoy672/
Resuo672/
Rójas672/
Rosoa672/
Razco672/
Racoy672/
Raïsa672/
Reuso672/
Rosoo671/
Resoh671/
Resoi671/
Reeso671/
Raxzo671/
Rayshott671/
Razuo671/
Rajzo671/
Raísa671/
Reyso671/
Hražo671/
Hroso671/
Rajco671/
Raisojhe671/
Raxho671/
Raxoy671/
Rassohha671/
Razod671/
Razjo671/
Ražas671/
Rosgo671/
Rosoň671/
Röjas671/
Rrazo671/
Rroso671/
Rozso671/
Racoj671/
Rajoz671/
Rashoosh671/

Raso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raso in the Georgian language
რასოraso-
Raso in the Marathi language
रासोraso96.38
रसोraso3.62
Raso in the Hindi language
रासोraso90.31
रसोraso8.81
रसॊraso0.44
रस्ओraso0.44
Raso in the Oriya language
ରାେସାraesa60
ରାସrasa25
ରାଷrasa5
ରାଶrasa5
ହାଷଲ୍hasal5
Raso in the Russian language
Расоraso-
Raso in the Arabic language
رصوrsw-

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