Rossitti Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Rossitti Surname User-submission:

Russo is a Sicilian name derived from the Vikings or Rus. Rus (pronounced roos) in Norse means 'he rows' or 'men who row'. The Rus entered the Mediterranean between 800-1000 AD and helped the Sicilians fight the Arab-Byzantine rulers. Two centuries later, under the Norman rule of Sicily, Riccardo, a descendant of King Roger II, was granted the land title of Sperlinga Castle.

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Rossitti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1281:477,78749,484
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Rossitti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Russo is a Sicilian name derived from the Vikings or Rus. Rus (pronounced roos) in Norse means 'he rows' or 'men who row'. The Rus entered the Mediterranean between 800-1000 AD and helped the Sicilians fight the Arab-Byzantine rulers. Two centuries later, under the Norman rule of Sicily, Riccardo, a descendant of King Roger II, was granted the land title of Sperlinga Castle. Riccardo took the surname Russo or Rosso and bestowed to the castle a coat of arms featuring Halley's comet against a red backdrop. To this day, Sicilians will refer to someone with that name Signor Rus.

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Rossitti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rossitti is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossitti? popularity and diffusion

Rossitti is the 1,333,288th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Rossitti live; 77 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent live in Italic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 477,787. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 66 percent are found, Calabria, where 18 percent are found and Sicily, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Italy Rossitti occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Rossitti Last Name Statistics demography

Rossitti earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rossittis9415/
Rossaitti941/
Rossiti9335/
Rositti9310/
Rossetti8853,682/
Roscitti886/
Roseitti885/
Russitti884/
Rossitio882/
Rossitis881/
Rossitta881/
Rossitie880/
Rositi86551/
Rossitter82129/
Rossettie8298/
Rossettii821/
Rosseti801,587/
Rossita80271/
Rositta8035/
Rosciti8027/
Rossite8011/
Rusitti8010/
Rositte808/
Rocitti802/
Rousiti802/
Rossity801/
Rasitti801/
Roshiti801/
Roschiotti784/
Rossiter7515,234/
Ruscitti753,057/
Rossette75639/
Roscetti75340/
Russetti75234/
Rossetta75123/
Ressutti7582/
Ressetti7569/
Rosettie7542/
Rassetti7530/
Rochitti7530/
Rosettis7520/
Rossetty7513/
Rashitti7513/
Rosshita7511/
Rousseti755/
Rositter754/
Rossetis754/
Rujsitti754/
Rossitha752/
Rousetti751/
Ruseitti751/
Roseitta751/
Rositich751/
Rossetie751/
Rossites751/
Roosetti751/
Roseetti751/
Rosiette751/
Rousitis751/
Roussita751/
Rossitee750/
Rosita7181,474/
Rasiti71736/
Rosite71577/
Rossetter71351/
Roussette71263/
Rusiti71254/
Resiti7170/
Roschetti7144/
Roussetis7123/
Rotsettis718/
Rossister717/
Rosity715/
Russcetti711/
Rossiteer711/
Rochestti711/
Rosestedt711/
Rosseette711/
Rosuti711/
Roissetta710/
Rossither710/
Rassitter710/
Rosette674,221/
Rushiti673,014/
Rashiti672,729/
Rossete67780/
Rosetta67373/
Rosiete67228/
Reshiti67203/
Raschietti67131/
Roshita67129/
Rosetty67123/
Roissetter6796/
Rosites6781/
Roosita6778/
Rocetti6764/
Rositer6757/
Rochiti6747/
Resetti6742/
Rositha6740/
Rouseti6738/
Roysita6736/
Roszita6724/
Racitti6719/
Rasitio6718/
Rosetis6713/
Rhosita6711/
Resseti679/
Rusciti679/
Rasithi678/
Rositaa677/
Ressuti677/
Rosaita676/
Russita676/
Rosetio675/
Rosytta675/
Rossety674/
Rosseta674/
Roseite674/
Rosieta673/
Rasutti673/
Raasiti673/
Rassita673/
Rusetti673/
Russeti672/
Resutti672/
Rasitei672/
Rusitis672/
Rasitid672/
Rucitti671/
Rosheti671/
Rasaiti671/
Rasciti671/
Rosetie671/
Rotseti671/
Rosueti671/
Rozitte671/
Roseita670/
Roosite670/

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