Scala Surname
Approximately 22,511 people bear this surname
Scala Surname User-submission:
Scala is an Italian habitational surname from any of the many places with this name, such as Scala in Salerno province, Scala Coeli in Cosenza, or the district so named in Torregrotta, in Messina province, Sicily.
Or it could be a topographic surname from scala, meaning 'ladder', 'flight of steps', 'wharf', for someone who lived by a flight of steps or on terraced land.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 14,116 | 1:4,332 | 448 |
| United States | 4,426 | 1:81,893 | 9,311 |
| France | 934 | 1:71,116 | 9,919 |
| Argentina | 876 | 1:48,794 | 4,115 |
| Brazil | 512 | 1:418,114 | 15,879 |
| Canada | 371 | 1:99,314 | 10,780 |
| Uruguay | 183 | 1:18,753 | 2,128 |
| Switzerland | 149 | 1:55,120 | 7,088 |
| Venezuela | 147 | 1:205,470 | 5,517 |
| England | 125 | 1:445,744 | 29,621 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Austria | 48 | 1:177,405 | 22,887 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Paraguay | 26 | 1:278,336 | 4,605 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Scala (483) may also be a first name.
Scala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Scala is an Italian habitational surname from any of the many places with this name, such as Scala in Salerno province, Scala Coeli in Cosenza, or the district so named in Torregrotta, in Messina province, Sicily.
Or it could be a topographic surname from scala, meaning 'ladder', 'flight of steps', 'wharf', for someone who lived by a flight of steps or on terraced land. Di Scala and La Scala are comparable.
Americanized forms of Slovak and Rusyn Skala, Polish and Jewish (from Poland) Skaa, and Czech Skála.
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Scala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scala (Arabic: سكالا) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Scala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scala is the 24,033rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 323,733 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Scala live; 63 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 386,824th most widely held first name globally, held by 483 people.
The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 14,116 people, or 1 in 4,332. In Italy Scala is most prevalent in: Campania, where 38 percent reside, Sicily, where 16 percent reside and Veneto, where 9 percent reside. Barring Italy Scala is found in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Scala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scala last name grew 15,262 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Scala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Scala are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.11% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Scala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning €34,017 per year; in Peru they earn 50.81% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,536 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.12% less than the national average, earning R 204,084 per year; in United States they earn 22.97% more than the national average, earning $53,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,400 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Scala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Scala in the Arabic language | ||
| سكالا | skala | - |
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