Sanfilippo Surname

23,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Sanfilippo Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of San Filippo (St. Philip, lover of horses).

Sanfilippo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy13,5331:4,519479
United States5,6091:64,6217,557
Argentina9561:44,7113,772
France9491:69,9929,749
Belgium4251:27,0514,311
Germany2801:287,51929,928
Australia1921:140,60315,124
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Switzerland961:85,5519,588
Spain641:730,50131,369
England501:1,114,36153,243
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Panama311:126,2024,409
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Sanfilippo (158) may also be a first name.

Sanfilippo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of San Filippo (St. Philip, lover of horses).

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

Sanfilippo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanfilippo is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfilippo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,958th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 322,743 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Sanfilippo are found; 60 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Italic Europe. Sanfilippo is also the 730,165th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 158 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 13,533 people, or 1 in 4,519. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sicily, where 76 percent reside, Lombardy, where 8 percent reside and Piedmont, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Italy it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Sanfilippo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sanfilippo last name are 2.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sanfilippo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 11.9% less than the national average, earning €26,457 per year; in United States they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning $50,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.36% more than the national average, earning $60,295 CAD per year.

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