Scarfo Surname

103,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Scarfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scarfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,1451:28,5115,093
United States8341:434,60337,429
Argentina6611:64,6655,521
Australia3411:79,1669,228
Canada3311:111,31611,908
France1341:495,69269,430
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Scarfò (201) & Scarfó (15) are calculated separately.

Scarfo (60) may also be a first name.

Scarfo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scarfo is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Scarfò or Scarfó. Click here for further possible spellings of Scarfo.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarfo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 103,208th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,598,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Scarfo live; 47 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent live in Italic Europe. Scarfo is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 60 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 2,145 people, or 1 in 28,511. In Italy it is primarily found in: Calabria, where 64 percent live, Liguria, where 17 percent live and Lazio, where 7 percent live. Aside from Italy this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.

Scarfo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scarfo last name are 1.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scarfo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 21.94% less than the national average, earning €23,441 per year; in United States they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $44,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $60,391 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scarfò94201/
Scarfó9415/
Scarffo925/
Sarfo9146,726/
Carfo9123/
Sarfoh831,067/
Sarffo8315/
Sarfoo833/
Scarfa832/
Searfo831/
Sgarfo831/
Scorfo831/
Sarfouh773/
Sarfa73157/
Carfa7356/
Sorfo7328/
Zarfo731/
Corfo731/
Skarfoss715/
Zarfos6784/
Corfou6727/
Sarfah6725/
Jarfoi675/
Sarrfa673/
Zarfou671/
Cairfa671/
Sarfha671/
Sairfa671/
Sarpho670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scarfo
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