Scavo Surname

109,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Scavo Surname User-submission:

It comes from an Italian word meaning "slave".

Scavo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,2461:27,2294,871
United States1,2981:279,24426,061
Argentina2041:209,52717,283
France1751:379,55856,305
Venezuela1391:217,2965,691
Canada541:682,32655,162
Australia531:509,35338,491
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Scavo (117) may also be a first name.

Scavo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from an Italian word meaning "slave".

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Scavo Last Name Facts

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

Scavo is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scavo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 109,119th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,708,285 people. The surname Scavo occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Scavo live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 117 people.

Scavo is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 2,246 people, or 1 in 27,229. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 49 percent are found, Apulia, where 24 percent are found and Calabria, where 7 percent are found. Barring Italy this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Scavo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scavo surname are 18.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scavo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 9.4% more than the national average, earning €32,854 per year; in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $50,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schavo917/
Scavoy912/
Savo894,033/
Cavo891,878/
Schaivo838/
Scavott836/
Shchavo831/
Schavuo831/
Scavois831/
Savoy8014,456/
Savoi80560/
Saivo80134/
Savoo80110/
Scava8097/
Cavoy8078/
Skavo8039/
Savuo8026/
Savoh8025/
Caivo8015/
Saavo8012/
Sauvo8012/
Seavo803/
Cavoj803/
Scabo803/
Cavho801/
Schawo73137/
Seavoy7392/
Scaboo7320/
Schava7315/
Sauvou736/
Scampo733/
Sauvoy733/
Scaboi732/
Skavos732/
Sahavo732/
Skaivo731/
Cayvoh731/
Scabos731/
Savouh731/
Schovo731/
Sayvoy730/
Sava6746,221/
Cava6713,459/
Sawo674,956/
Covo671,535/
Sovo67732/
Shchava67325/
Zavo67235/
Javo67180/
Savà677/
Savá673/
Scaboch671/
Shkavoi671/
Schavva671/
Schauva671/
Stchabo671/
Savó671/
Côvo671/
Cavò671/
Scabott670/

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