Sacco Surname

11,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Sacco Surname Definition:

(Italian, German) Descendant of Sacco, a pet form of Isacco or Isaak (he who laughs); descendant of Sacco, a pet form of names beginning with Sache (legal action), such as Sacbert and Saghart; one who made and sold sackcloth.

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Sacco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy24,8371:2,462180
United States9,7441:37,1984,606
Rwanda3,4111:3,332821
Argentina3,1281:13,6651,232
Brazil1,3751:155,6905,981
France1,1171:59,4657,993
Canada9471:38,9084,876
Australia8361:32,2924,277
Malta5471:787105
Belgium3971:28,9594,652
South Africa3711:146,03216,656
Uruguay3621:9,4801,056
England3581:155,63714,724
Germany2191:367,60535,039
Switzerland1841:44,6356,135
Ecuador1301:122,3536,626
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Spain1131:413,73522,335
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Philippines841:1,205,21794,524
Chile741:238,0607,251
Venezuela721:419,5018,522
Paraguay481:150,7663,103
Peru441:722,36616,614
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
Austria231:370,23639,193
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Norway81:642,78647,258
Monaco71:5,295668
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
San Marino21:16,607796
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Saccò (26) & Saçço (1) are calculated separately.

Sacco (511) may also be a first name.

Sacco Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian, German) Descendant of Sacco, a pet form of Isacco or Isaak (he who laughs); descendant of Sacco, a pet form of names beginning with Sache (legal action), such as Sacbert and Saghart; one who made and sold sackcloth.

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

User-submitted Reference

Sacco is a surname which has its roots in northern Italy; to be specific, the Piedmont region (Piemonte), from where it spread all over Italy. There's still a high incidence in the whole North Italy and Sicily.

Sacco has a humble meaning, as it literally means 'bag', like the ones used for vegetables, potatoes and such.

- dinoob

Sacco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sacco is found most frequently in Italy. It can also be rendered as: Saccò or Saçço. Click here for further possible spellings of Sacco.

How Common Is The Last Name Sacco? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sacco is the 11,500th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 149,005 people. The last name Sacco is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Sacco live; 52 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 374,142nd most commonly used forename globally It is held by 511 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 24,837 people, or 1 in 2,462. In Italy Sacco is mostly concentrated in: Piedmont, where 25 percent live, Campania, where 13 percent live and Lazio, where 10 percent live. Aside from Italy Sacco is found in 75 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Rwanda, where 7 percent live.

Sacco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sacco has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 139,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sacco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sacco are 0.23999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.99% registered with the political party.

The amount Sacco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning €30,831 per year; in Peru they earn 32.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,693 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.07% more than the national average, earning R 316,236 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.53% less than the national average, earning $16,678,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $57,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saccò9326/
Saccoh9114,793/
Saccio91220/
Saycco9120/
Saccos9118/
Saccho9117/
Shacco915/
Siacco912/
Saccot912/
Saicco912/
Saccoo911/
Saccod911/
Saccko911/
Saccoi911/
Saccoz911/
Saco895,671/
Saçço871/
Sachcho838/
Saccoha831/
Saccoih831/
Saccois831/
Sauccop831/
Sachcio831/
Sacko80182,322/
Sacca805,673/
Saico804,739/
Sayco803,927/
Sauco803,312/
Zacco80783/
Sasco80322/
Sacop80261/
Saccà80260/
Socco80214/
Sacot8039/
Siaco8036/
Sacos8021/
Shaco808/
Sacoy807/
Saccá807/
Satco806/
Sacoh806/
Sadco805/
Seaco804/
Sagco804/
Sajco803/
Sacou803/
Sacod803/
Saaco802/
Sakco801/
Sahco801/
Ssaco801/
Sacjo801/
Sazco801/
Jsaco801/
Shachcho771/
Sachko733,437/
Soccio732,395/
Sacach731,019/
Saczko73406/
Sackho73378/
Saccsa73247/
Sackos73130/
Saccia73109/
Siacca7398/
Sackoh7366/
Saccas7354/
Soccoa7335/
Sackou7320/
Sagcod7320/
Sadcoy7320/
Chacco7316/
Zaccho7315/
Shocco7313/
Saucod7310/
Shasco736/
Sackoo735/
Siocco734/
Shahco734/
Schoco734/
Sacott734/
Satcou734/
Saicoo734/
Shacko733/
Sacsko733/
Shacop733/
Siacou733/
Saccha732/
Siagco732/
Sacoph732/
Sakcko732/
Seacca731/
Satcoh731/
Sassco731/
Seacot731/
Sheaco731/
Shacoy731/
Sóccio731/
Saacou731/
Zaccko731/
Ssacko731/
Sacgou731/
Sacood731/
Sascod731/
Saycoa731/
Saycot731/
Szacko731/
Szacso731/
Sajcot731/
Saasco731/
Saadco731/
Saicko731/
Sakcho731/
Schaco731/
Sackoy731/
Soccod731/
Sotcco731/
Seacoy730/
Saccat730/
Sacous730/
Seacod730/
Sako6769,614/
Saca677,595/
Soco675,505/
Sachcha67457/
Xaco67161/
Shachko6776/
Zaco6753/
Saqo6747/
Schocko6742/
Seacott6742/
Schacca6717/
Saxo6713/
Saiccad6712/
Szacsko6711/
Zaichco678/
Sceadco677/
Sacó674/
Chaucco673/
Satchko672/
Saidcou672/
Szaczko672/
Saaccha671/
Saqucio671/
Seacost671/
Siackoh671/
Saccaut671/
Sacquot671/
Sactcha671/
Saickou671/
Schasco671/
Sackout671/
Schacop670/

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