Romano Surname
Approximately 293,280 people bear this surname
Romano Surname Definition:
Relating to Rome.
Basque from Vizcaya.
See Roman.
Romano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 116,971 | 1:523 | 7 |
| Argentina | 43,765 | 1:977 | 132 |
| United States | 39,211 | 1:9,244 | 1,111 |
| Philippines | 23,946 | 1:4,228 | 337 |
| Brazil | 21,565 | 1:9,927 | 578 |
| Mexico | 14,303 | 1:8,678 | 953 |
| Spain | 4,294 | 1:10,888 | 1,271 |
| France | 3,080 | 1:21,566 | 2,508 |
| Canada | 3,067 | 1:12,014 | 1,789 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,118 | 1:4,926 | 523 |
| Australia | 1,753 | 1:15,400 | 2,186 |
| Switzerland | 1,630 | 1:5,039 | 746 |
| Portugal | 1,538 | 1:6,774 | 642 |
| Israel | 1,418 | 1:6,035 | 918 |
| Venezuela | 1,407 | 1:21,467 | 1,520 |
| Germany | 1,266 | 1:63,590 | 8,169 |
| Uruguay | 1,076 | 1:3,189 | 384 |
| England | 937 | 1:59,464 | 7,089 |
| Belgium | 748 | 1:15,370 | 2,349 |
| Bolivia | 746 | 1:14,231 | 1,373 |
| Tanzania | 720 | 1:73,530 | 7,661 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Peru | 484 | 1:65,670 | 5,011 |
| Russia | 389 | 1:370,496 | 36,324 |
| El Salvador | 371 | 1:17,099 | 867 |
| Colombia | 339 | 1:140,926 | 4,252 |
| Nicaragua | 298 | 1:20,205 | 978 |
| Chile | 201 | 1:87,644 | 3,393 |
| Thailand | 182 | 1:388,123 | 68,124 |
| Netherlands | 155 | 1:108,950 | 17,471 |
| South Africa | 150 | 1:361,185 | 32,866 |
| Guatemala | 149 | 1:107,937 | 3,025 |
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Costa Rica | 114 | 1:41,930 | 1,046 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Paraguay | 81 | 1:89,343 | 2,161 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Ecuador | 78 | 1:203,921 | 7,896 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 78 | 1:17,487 | 2,128 |
| Indonesia | 77 | 1:1,717,522 | 111,746 |
| Turkey | 75 | 1:1,037,619 | 46,427 |
| Sweden | 74 | 1:133,064 | 9,401 |
| Austria | 69 | 1:123,412 | 17,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:52,450 | 4,823 |
| Lithuania | 58 | 1:52,320 | 8,307 |
| Lebanon | 57 | 1:98,896 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 57 | 1:93,927 | 6,548 |
| Cuba | 48 | 1:240,057 | 4,737 |
| Vietnam | 47 | 1:1,971,193 | 2,174 |
| Taiwan | 46 | 1:509,668 | 3,834 |
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| Aruba | 42 | 1:2,464 | 355 |
| Luxembourg | 42 | 1:13,822 | 2,948 |
| Malta | 42 | 1:10,245 | 640 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Honduras | 22 | 1:400,747 | 3,070 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 18 | 1:9,857 | 632 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Monaco | 17 | 1:2,180 | 111 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 1:436,182 | 20,063 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Cape Verde | 10 | 1:52,964 | 1,947 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Puerto Rico | 10 | 1:355,014 | 2,904 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
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.
(Italian) One who came from Rome (four crossroads), or from within Rome's political sphere; one who has visited Rome.
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.
Romano Demographics
Average Romano Salary in
United States
$49,339 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Romano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Romano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Romano (Arabic: رومانو, Georgian: რომანო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻭﻣﺎﻧﻮ, Marathi: रोमानो, Russian: Романо) is most common in Italy. It may also occur in the variant forms: Romanò, Romanó, Romaño, Románo or Románó. For other possible spellings of Romano click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Romano? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,866th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,848 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Romano are found; 42 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 13,449th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 72,699 people.
This last name is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 116,971 people, or 1 in 523. In Italy Romano is most numerous in: Campania, where 33 percent are found, Sicily, where 15 percent are found and Lombardy, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Italy this last name occurs in 144 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Romano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Romano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Romano last name grew 53,714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 5,512 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,180 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Romano Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Jewish (91%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Romano last name are 3.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.69% being registered to vote for 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
Romano Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Romano in the Georgian language | ||
| რომანო | romano | - |
| Romano in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻭﻣﺎﻧﻮ | rwmanw | - |
| Romano in the Marathi language | ||
| रोमानो | romano | 71.43 |
| रोमन | romana | 14.29 |
| रोमानोअ | romano'a | 14.29 |
| Romano in the Russian language | ||
| Романо | romano | - |
| Romano in the Arabic language | ||
| رومانو | rwmanw | - |
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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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