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
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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 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 more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sasso.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,451st most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 272,574 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Sasso are found; 45 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 84,311th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 6,152 people.
Sasso is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 11,794 people, or 1 in 5,185. In Italy Sasso is mostly found in: Apulia, where 27 percent reside, Campania, where 24 percent reside and Piedmont, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Italy it occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
Sasso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sasso has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 211,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sasso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sasso last name are 0.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.48% being 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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