Scarpone Surname

222,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Scarpone Surname User-submission:

Italian origin and likely comes from the word 'scarpa', meaning 'shoe'. It was originally an occupational surname for a shoemaker, possibly a nickname for someone who made or wore large shoes, or for a skilled craftsman.

Scarpone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0381:58,91810,534
United States5391:672,46653,587
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Canada641:575,71247,839
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

Scarpone Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Italian origin and likely comes from the word 'scarpa', meaning 'shoe'. It was originally an occupational surname for a shoemaker, possibly a nickname for someone who made or wore large shoes, or for a skilled craftsman.

- ethantownsend

Scarpone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scarpone is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Scarpòne. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarpone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 222,924th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,986,622 people. The surname Scarpone occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Scarpone live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Italic Europe.

The last name Scarpone is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 1,038 people, or 1 in 58,918. In Italy Scarpone is primarily concentrated in: Abruzzo, where 60 percent live, Molise, where 10 percent live and Piedmont, where 6 percent live. Barring Italy Scarpone is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Scarpone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scarpone surname are 16.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scarpone earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning €35,217 per year; in United States they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $44,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.84% more than the national average, earning $65,999 CAD per year.

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