Riccio Surname

19,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Riccio Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who had wavy or curly hair.

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Riccio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy18,0341:3,391303
United States5,9131:61,2997,179
Argentina8681:49,2444,152
Brazil5211:410,89115,610
Canada4921:74,8898,461
Ecuador3721:42,7584,412
Switzerland3571:23,0053,638
England2861:194,81817,152
France2851:233,06236,126
Venezuela1301:232,3395,944
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Spain811:577,18627,381
Peru771:412,78113,000
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
San Marino31:11,071699
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Riccio (272) may also be a first name.

Riccio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who had wavy or curly hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname was given to someoen with curly hair.

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Riccio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riccio occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Riccio click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riccio? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,661st most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 261,184 people. Riccio is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Riccio reside; 65 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 538,995th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 272 people.

The last name Riccio is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 18,034 people, or 1 in 3,391. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Campania, where 69 percent are found, Lazio, where 7 percent are found and Piedmont, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Italy it exists in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Riccio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riccio has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 197,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 28,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riccio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riccio surname are 1.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riccio earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning €32,496 per year; in Peru they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,948 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning R 244,536 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $19,112,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.29% more than the national average, earning $51,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riccioz924/
Ricco9112,720/
Ricciott861/
Reccio83104/
Riccia8365/
Riccoh834/
Riccou832/
Rikcio831/
Reicco831/
Riccho831/
D'ricco7741/
Richcho771/
Ricca7314,155/
Recco732,258/
Riccò73204/
Riccó7315/
Rycco732/
Rictchot710/
Reccia671,641/
Ritsco6760/
Reacco6720/
Raicca672/
Riccha672/
Riccaa671/
Rickzo671/

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Riccio Reference & Research

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