Sasso Surname
Approximately 26,736 people bear this surname
Sasso Surname User-submission:
Sasso is a surname of Italian origin, meaning 'stone' in Italian. The surname Sasso is most commonly found in Southern Italy. The name diffused to countries like Brazil and the United States during the turn of the 20th century when the Americas experienced a large wave of Italian immigration.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 11,794 | 1:5,185 | 606 |
| United States | 4,224 | 1:85,809 | 9,702 |
| Brazil | 2,991 | 1:71,573 | 2,667 |
| Argentina | 1,516 | 1:28,195 | 2,360 |
| Egypt | 1,342 | 1:68,507 | 6,354 |
| Chile | 813 | 1:21,668 | 1,354 |
| Ivory Coast | 775 | 1:29,769 | 2,037 |
| France | 595 | 1:111,635 | 16,693 |
| Canada | 371 | 1:99,314 | 10,780 |
| Dominican Republic | 293 | 1:35,607 | 1,992 |
| Uruguay | 237 | 1:14,480 | 1,642 |
| Mexico | 180 | 1:689,590 | 10,740 |
| Switzerland | 169 | 1:48,597 | 6,505 |
| Israel | 127 | 1:67,383 | 8,384 |
| Panama | 122 | 1:32,068 | 1,838 |
| Germany | 116 | 1:694,013 | 53,217 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Spain | 83 | 1:563,278 | 26,988 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| El Salvador | 75 | 1:84,585 | 1,541 |
| Costa Rica | 74 | 1:64,596 | 1,324 |
| Jamaica | 74 | 1:38,783 | 2,556 |
| Venezuela | 66 | 1:457,638 | 9,047 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Croatia | 38 | 1:111,279 | 17,038 |
| Lebanon | 38 | 1:148,344 | 7,289 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Anguilla | 29 | 1:463 | 45 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 18 | 1:6,132 | 931 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 1:547,372 | 3,850 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Sasso (6,152) may also be a first name.
Sasso Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Sasso is a surname of Italian origin, meaning 'stone' in Italian. The surname Sasso is most commonly found in Southern Italy. The name diffused to countries like Brazil and the United States during the turn of the 20th century when the Americas experienced a large wave of Italian immigration. Today, the countries that have the largest Italian diasporas also are the most likely to have citizens bearing the last name of Sasso.
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Sasso Religious Adherence
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Sasso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sasso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sasso (Hindi: सस्सो, Russian: Сассо) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,451st most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 272,574 people. The last name Sasso occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Sasso live; 45 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 84,311th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 6,152 people.
Sasso is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 11,794 people, or 1 in 5,185. In Italy Sasso is mostly concentrated in: Apulia, where 27 percent reside, Campania, where 24 percent reside and Piedmont, where 10 percent reside. Besides Italy Sasso is found in 92 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
Sasso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sasso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sasso surname expanded 211,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sasso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sasso surname is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sasso surname are 0.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.48% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sasso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning €28,683 per year; in South Africa they earn 122.67% more than the national average, earning R 529,140 per year; in United States they earn 12.6% more than the national average, earning $48,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.29% more than the national average, earning $58,768 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sasso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sasso in the Hindi language | ||
| सस्सो | sas'so | - |
| Sasso in the Russian language | ||
| Сассо | sasso | - |
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