Romano Surname

1,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Romano Surname Definition:

Relating to Rome.

Basque from Vizcaya.

See Roman.

Romano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy116,9711:5237
Argentina43,7651:977132
United States39,2111:9,2441,111
Philippines23,9461:4,228337
Brazil21,5651:9,927578
Mexico14,3031:8,678953
Spain4,2941:10,8881,271
France3,0801:21,5662,508
Canada3,0671:12,0141,789
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Dominican Republic2,1181:4,926523
Australia1,7531:15,4002,186
Switzerland1,6301:5,039746
Portugal1,5381:6,774642
Israel1,4181:6,035918
Venezuela1,4071:21,4671,520
Germany1,2661:63,5908,169
Uruguay1,0761:3,189384
England9371:59,4647,089
Belgium7481:15,3702,349
Bolivia7461:14,2311,373
Tanzania7201:73,5307,661
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Peru4841:65,6705,011
Russia3891:370,49636,324
El Salvador3711:17,099867
Colombia3391:140,9264,252
Nicaragua2981:20,205978
Chile2011:87,6443,393
Thailand1821:388,12368,124
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Guatemala1491:107,9373,025
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
Costa Rica1141:41,9301,046
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Paraguay811:89,3432,161
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Ecuador781:203,9217,896
Trinidad and Tobago781:17,4872,128
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Turkey751:1,037,61946,427
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Austria691:123,41217,157
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Wales591:52,4504,823
Lithuania581:52,3208,307
Lebanon571:98,8965,947
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Cuba481:240,0574,737
Vietnam471:1,971,1932,174
Taiwan461:509,6683,834
Romania451:446,17535,142
Aruba421:2,464355
Luxembourg421:13,8222,948
Malta421:10,245640
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Norway231:223,57824,793
Greece221:503,62763,727
Honduras221:400,7473,070
Panama191:205,9085,804
China181:75,962,3094,162
Latvia181:113,89116,101
São Tomé and Príncipe181:9,857632
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Monaco171:2,180111
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Curaçao141:11,232389
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Cape Verde101:52,9641,947
Finland101:549,67032,186
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India81:95,883,173728,828
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Oman61:614,6626,082
Jersey51:19,8403,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kiribati41:28,352669
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

The alternate forms: Romanò (190), Romanó (28), Romaño (2), Románo (1) & Románó (1) are calculated separately.

Romano (72,699) may also be a first name.

Romano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Relating to Rome.

Basque from Vizcaya.

See Roman.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Italian) One who came from Rome (four crossroads), or from within Rome's political sphere; one who has visited Rome.

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

ROMANNO: Local. From lands in the county of Peebles, Scotland, so called from a Roman military way, leading from the famous Roman camp at Line to the Lothians, which passed through the middle of those lands, from which they were called Romanno.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Romano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Romano (Arabic: رومانو, Georgian: რომანო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻭﻣﺎﻧﻮ, Marathi: रोमानो, Russian: Романо) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Romanò, Romanó, Romaño, Románo or Románó. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Romano? popularity and diffusion

The last name Romano is the 1,866th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,848 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Romano reside; 42 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 13,449th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 72,699 people.

The surname Romano is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 116,971 people, or 1 in 523. In Italy Romano is most common in: Campania, where 33 percent reside, Sicily, where 15 percent reside and Lombardy, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Italy it is found in 144 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Romano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Romano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Romano surname increased 53,714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 5,512 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Romano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Jewish (91%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Romano surname are 3.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.69% registered with the party.

The amount Romano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning €32,125 per year; in Norway they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning 330,247 kr per year; in Peru they earn 48.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,879 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.22% more than the national average, earning R 433,032 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $21,912,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning $49,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning $58,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Romanò94190/
Romanó9428/
Romaño942/
Románo941/
Romanos924,279/
Romagno92744/
Romanou92523/
Romango9260/
Romanoz9247/
Romanno9232/
Romanot9228/
Romanoa9215/
Romaino9215/
Rotmano925/
Romanoy924/
Romanoo924/
Rommano924/
Roumano923/
Romanop922/
Romanoi922/
Romaano922/
Rromano922/
Romanuo921/
Romamno921/
Románó891/
Roumanos86164/
Rosmanos8675/
Romanous8649/
Rotmanop8643/
Roumanou8632/
Romanoss867/
Romagnou862/
Rosmanno861/
Romagnoo861/
Romanoop861/
Romana8314,259/
Ramano832,392/
Romono8321/
Roumagnou8035/
Roumanous8016/
Romanaova801/
Romanoich801/
Romanoush801/
Rohmana775,478/
Ramaano772,252/
Romagna772,202/
Romaina772,072/
Rosmana771,764/
Romayna771,307/
Ramanou77896/
Rahmano77705/
Romanah77545/
Ramango77531/
Romanas77253/
Ratmano77137/
Romanat77118/
Roumana7784/
Ramanno7762/
Roomana7737/
Ramanoa7721/
Romanna7720/
Ramanos7716/
Rommana7712/
Ramanoj778/
Ramanho777/
Ramaino775/
Raamano775/
Ramanop774/
Romanaș774/
Romanga774/
Romaana772/
Rammano772/
Romonos771/
Ramanot771/
Ramagno771/
Raumano771/
Romaños771/
Romanaz771/
Raman'o771/
Ramanoo771/
Rohmanah71991/
Romanach71150/
Roumanas71146/
Rammanop71121/
Ramanoop7150/
Rahmanou7133/
Romanaux7122/
Rommanat7115/
Rammanou7115/
Romagnat7115/
Romahina7114/
Romanash7113/
Ramanooj7111/
Rahmatno717/
Rammanoj717/
Rahamano716/
Ramannou715/
Romanhas714/
Ratmanot714/
Ratmanop714/
Rotmanas713/
Rammanoo713/
Romanaus712/
Rahmanoa711/
Rahmanop711/
Rousmana711/
Roumaina711/
Romangna711/
Roummana711/
Rahmanos711/
Roumanaa711/
Rommanna711/
Ramanngo711/
Roimaina711/
Romainah711/
Romainas711/
Ramanhoi711/
Ramana6781,084/
Romaña676,506/
Ramono67450/
Rahamanou67115/
Rahmanosh6762/
Romona6720/
Romañá678/
Ramangnoi673/
Rammanooj671/
Rohmainah671/
Rathmanno671/
Rhousmana671/
Română671/
Rosmahyna671/

Romano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romano in the Georgian language
რომანოromano-
Romano in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻭﻣﺎﻧﻮrwmanw-
Romano in the Marathi language
रोमानोromano71.43
रोमनromana14.29
रोमानोअromano'a14.29
Romano in the Russian language
Романоromano-
Romano in the Arabic language
رومانوrwmanw-

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Romano Reference & Research

Romano DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Romano FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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