Rizzuto Surname

51,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Rizzuto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizzuto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,4871:13,6302,202
United States3,3631:107,77811,792
Canada7111:51,8226,241
Argentina3711:115,2119,715
France3091:214,96033,430
Brazil2261:947,23233,775
Australia911:296,65626,074
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
England241:2,321,58686,519
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rizzuto (72) may also be a first name.

Rizzuto Last Name Facts

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

Rizzuto occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizzuto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rizzuto is the 51,982nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 739,702 people. The last name Rizzuto is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Rizzuto are found; 46 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 72 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 4,487 people, or 1 in 13,630. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sicily, where 45 percent are found, Calabria, where 33 percent are found and Lombardy, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Italy Rizzuto exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Rizzuto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rizzuto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rizzuto last name expanded 336,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rizzuto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rizzuto last name are 7.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rizzuto earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning €33,878 per year; in United States they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $48,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning $59,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rizzutto93144/
Rizzutuo931/
Rizuto9261/
Rizzoto86132/
Rezzuto86125/
Rizutto8619/
Ruzzuto864/
Rizeuto861/
Ritzuto861/
Rizzuta861/
Rizueto861/
Rizzotto804,544/
Rzeszuto80313/
Rezzutto8025/
Riszutto805/
Ritzouto801/
Rezuto7754/
Rizoto7731/
Risuto772/
Ritsuto71459/
Rizotto7168/
Rissuto7162/
Ricuito7115/
Rezutto7112/
Reszuto7111/
Reciuto7110/
Riciuto715/
Riceuto711/
Richuto711/
Ricciuto67801/
Rzeszuta6724/
Riccuito6723/
Rzeszoto6719/
Rissutto676/
Ruizsoto675/
Riciutto671/
Richuito671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rizzuto
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