Rosario Surname

3,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Rosario Surname User-submission:

Rosario is Spanish for 'rosary'. The Rosary (Latin: rosarium, in the sense of 'crown of roses' or 'garland of roses'), usually in the form of the Dominican rosary, is a form of prayer used especially in the Catholic Church named for the string of prayer beads used to count the component prayers.

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Rosario Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines38,3831:2,638189
United States37,8251:9,5831,164
Dominican Republic15,1531:689124
Mexico14,7261:8,429935
Venezuela8,8231:3,423503
Colombia5,0191:9,5191,030
Peru4,9341:6,442993
Spain3,9411:11,8631,380
Angola2,7611:9,7751,207
Brazil2,6841:79,7592,991
Puerto Rico2,2511:1,577182
Ecuador1,5951:9,9721,620
Panama9831:3,980482
India9511:806,58836,139
Guatemala4451:36,1412,008
Canada3671:100,39710,910
Cuba3591:32,0971,604
England3191:174,66515,923
Argentina3021:141,53411,975
Indonesia2621:504,76841,234
Micronesia2071:513132
Guam1981:809113
São Tomé and Príncipe1791:991150
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
France1501:442,81863,836
Northern Mariana Islands1111:49285
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
Singapore511:107,9944,447
United States Virgin Islands361:3,066520
Chile351:503,32812,866
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Curaçao231:6,837197
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Aruba181:5,749789
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Norway151:342,81932,589
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Austria111:774,13064,097
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Turks and Caicos Islands91:3,814352
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Wales41:773,63329,106
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Anguilla11:13,436792
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Rosário (101,433) are calculated separately.

Rosario (995,984) may also be a first name.

Rosario Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rosario is Spanish for 'rosary'. The Rosary (Latin: rosarium, in the sense of 'crown of roses' or 'garland of roses'), usually in the form of the Dominican rosary, is a form of prayer used especially in the Catholic Church named for the string of prayer beads used to count the component prayers.

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A Spanish surname, meaning 'of the rosary', when it includes the de or del prefix.

- v2_jester

Rosario Last Name Facts

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

Rosario (Arabic: روساريو, Hindi: रोजरियो, Marathi: रोसारीओ, Russian: Росарио) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Rosário. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosario? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rosario is the 3,883rd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 50,583 people. Rosario is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Rosario are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 898th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 995,984 people.

Rosario is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 38,383 people, or 1 in 2,638. In The Philippines Rosario is most common in: Ilocos, where 44 percent live, National Capital Region, where 14 percent live and Central Luzon, where 9 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 86 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 11 percent live.

Rosario Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rosario has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rosario surname increased 157,604 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 15,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosario Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rosario last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rosario last name are 43.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Rosario earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.05% less than the national average, earning €8,094 per year; in Norway they earn 28.48% less than the national average, earning 247,514 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,103 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning R 258,144 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.63% less than the national average, earning $15,294,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.28% less than the national average, earning $35,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $48,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosário95101,433/
Rosarios93135/
Rossario9388/
Rosasrio938/
Rosarrio937/
Rosaario935/
Roszario935/
Rrosario934/
Rosiario933/
Roshario932/
Rhosario932/
Roysario931/
Rosairio931/
Rosarioe931/
Rosaurio931/
Rosarioo931/
Rosariot931/
Roosario931/
Rosari922,609/
D'Rosario88189/
Rossarrio881/
Rosariojp881/
Rozario8654,271/
Rosaria861,829/
Rojario861,070/
Rossari86370/
Rasario86176/
Rosarie86118/
Rosauri8661/
Roserio8647/
Rusario8623/
Rohsari8619/
Rosorio8616/
Rosaryo8616/
Rosareo8612/
Roosari8611/
Rosarid866/
Rosarjo865/
Rosariy863/
Resario862/
Rosaris862/
Rosatri862/
Roshari862/
Rosaroi862/
Rodsari862/
Roxario861/
Rosairi861/
Roodsari80121/
Roudsari8066/
Rossarie8033/
Rossaria8031/
Rojhario8027/
Rosharia8026/
Rotsarai809/
Rosariah807/
Ruosaari806/
Rozhario804/
Rozzario804/
Rasatrio802/
Rousaris802/
Roussari802/
Rassario802/
Rodsarai802/
Rossorio801/
Rozaerio801/
Rosiareo801/
Rasarioa801/
Rosarija801/
Rossaris801/
Rozarrio801/
Roshairi801/
Rosare77508/
Rosary77357/
Rasari7793/
Rozari7760/
Rosara7730/
Rosori772/
Rosári771/
D'Rozario751,905/
Roussarie751,169/
Ruotsaari7510/
Rojasrios753/
Rosiorios751/
Roodsaris751/
D'rosário751/
Rosaire71766/
Ruzario71391/
Rosaura71276/
Rossary71163/
Razario7194/
Rozaria7187/
Rosária7150/
Rosares7139/
Rashari7123/
Rozário7123/
Rezario7122/
Roozari7122/
Rozerio7116/
Rosaree7115/
Rajario7111/
Roszaharri7111/
Roshara7110/
Radsari7110/
Rrasari7110/
Hrosara718/
Rosiori717/
Rassari717/
Rozorio716/
Rozairi716/
Rojaria715/
Rossori715/
Ruzorio714/
Rosaret714/
Rozzari714/
Rojorio713/
Rosarge712/
Rosoreo712/
Raasari712/
Rousara712/
Rusaria712/
Rozareo712/
Rasarit712/
Roseria712/
Rosoria712/
Rosarez712/
Rajorio711/
Rosoori711/
Resorio711/
Rasareo711/
Razorio711/
Rosarea711/
Rosarya711/
Rosayra711/
Rojaryo711/
Rochari711/
Rasarai711/
Rasariy711/
Reserio711/
Roshary711/
Rosiora711/
Rosiory711/
Rosaira711/
Rousary711/
Rosarys711/
Rasasri711/
Rosaury710/
Roshare710/
Roosaare6735/
Rashahri6730/
Rosharry6718/
Rahasari678/
Rausaria678/
Rausariy675/
Rajsaria673/
Raezario672/
Rousaire672/
Rojorios671/
Roussary671/
Rashhari671/
Rausauri671/
Roosiara671/
Rusariah671/
Rozairih671/
Rodsaree671/
Rodshary670/

Rosario Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rosario in the Hindi language
रोजरियोrojariyo-
Rosario in the Marathi language
रोसारीओrosari'o15.75
रोसिरओrosira'o14.17
रोसािरओrosaira'o11.81
रोझारीओrojhari'o10.24
रोजारीयोrojariyo7.09
रोसरीओrosari'o7.09
रोसािरयोrosairayo4.33
रोझरीओrojhari'o3.94
रोजारीओrojari'o2.76
रॉसरीओrosari'o2.36
रोझारीयोrojhariyo2.36
रुजारीओrujari'o2.36
रोसारीयोrosariyo1.57
रोशारीओrosari'o1.57
रोसािरयाrosairaya1.18
रोजरीयोrojariyo1.18
रोजमेरीrojameri0.79
रुजारीयोrujariyo0.79
रॉबरrobara0.79
रूसरीयोrusariyo0.79
रोझरीयोrojhariyo0.79
रोसाईrosa'i0.79
रोसरावrosarava0.39
रुसारीयोrusariyo0.39
रोसरॉrosaro0.39
रोसरीयोrosariyo0.39
रोसोरोrosoro0.39
रोसारीआrosari'a0.39
रोसरीrosari0.39
रोसारोrosaro0.39
रोसािसयाrosaisaya0.39
Rosario in the Russian language
Росариоrosario-
Rosario in the Arabic language
روساريوrwsaryw-

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Rosario Reference & Research

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

Rosario 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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