Ricotta Surname

98,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ricotta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ricotta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,3411:26,1244,667
United States1,2751:284,28226,458
France3251:204,37831,769
Argentina3181:134,41311,364
Belgium1841:62,48210,046
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
England1131:493,08031,588
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Ricotta (27) may also be a first name.

Ricotta Last Name Facts

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

Ricotta is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ricotta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ricotta is the 98,914th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,521,091 people. The last name Ricotta occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Ricotta live; 49 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 27 people.

This last name is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 2,341 people, or 1 in 26,124. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sicily, where 57 percent are found, Lazio, where 10 percent are found and Marche, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Ricotta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ricotta last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ricotta earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning €33,049 per year; in United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning $43,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riccotta9311/
Ricota9232/
Ricotteau8810/
Ricotti862,970/
Ricotto86142/
Recotta86114/
Riccota8614/
Ricatta869/
Ricosta868/
Ricotte862/
Reicota861/
Ricotha861/
Ricotty861/
Ricotot860/
Richotte80140/
Riccotti80120/
Riciotti8049/
Richotti8038/
Ricoteau8018/
Riscotto804/
Richotto803/
Riscotti802/
Riscutta801/
Ruizcota801/
Ricketta801/
Recostta801/
Riccotto801/
Ricote771,401/
Rikota7757/
Rijota7731/
Risota7728/
Ricoti7714/
Ricoto776/
Recota772/
Ricuta772/
Ricata772/
Ritchotte75314/
Reiscosta751/
Ritchotti751/
Ricatti711,035/
Ricatto71308/
Risotto71256/
Riscuta71131/
Ricatte71110/
Recosta7198/
Rizotto7168/
Ricosti7154/
Rizotti7119/
Raikota7115/
Ricoute719/
Ricasta717/
Richoto713/
Ricaata713/
Ricioti713/
Ricoste712/
Risotay712/
Ricotou712/
Riciote712/
Risosta711/
Hricuta711/
Recoota711/
Ricotho711/
Riscata711/
Rizotte711/
Richata711/
Riccoto711/
Rucatta711/
Rikhota711/
Ricketa710/
Rizzotto674,544/
Raichata67563/
Ricateau67225/
Riquetta6794/
Riciatti6760/
Riciutti6748/
Ritchoti6720/
Riscatto6714/
Riscatti6714/
Richutti6710/
Riciatte676/
Raichoti674/
Riccutti673/
Richatti672/
Hrikotap671/
Richatto671/
Raicotie671/
Reccosta671/
Richsoto671/
Reciotti671/
Riecatti671/
Riciutto671/
Ricattoz671/
Reciotte671/
Ricketto670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ricotta
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