Scardino Surname

91,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Scardino Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Cardo, a pet form Riccardo (rule, hard).

Scardino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,6381:23,1834,060
United States1,8011:201,25419,784
Argentina4191:102,0138,617
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Malta301:14,342837
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
France241:2,767,613196,808
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Scardiño (1) are calculated separately.

Scardino (20) may also be a first name.

Scardino Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Cardo, a pet form Riccardo (rule, hard).

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

Scardino Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scardino is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Scardiño. For other possible spellings of Scardino click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scardino? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 91,889th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,400,105 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Scardino live; 52 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent live in Italic Europe. Scardino is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 2,638 people, or 1 in 23,183. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 43 percent are found, Apulia, where 34 percent are found and Calabria, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy Scardino exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Scardino Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scardino surname are 2.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scardino earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning €25,479 per year; in United States they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $50,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.18% more than the national average, earning $58,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scardiño961/
Scardigno942,034/
Scardinho9410/
Scardingo942/
Scardinos941/
Scardina883,145/
Scordino881,064/
Skardino8813/
Scardinas821/
Skardina7582/
Scardena7531/
Scordina752/
Skordina635/
Skordyna5033/

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