Scerri Surname
Approximately 4,281 people bear this surname
Scerri Surname User-submission:
According to a list contained in Maltese Linguistic Surveys by Professor Joseph Aquilina it means 'evil', 'bad', or 'wicked'. It is of Semitic origin and it preceded the Normans.
Scerri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 2,670 | 1:161 | 42 |
| Australia | 990 | 1:27,268 | 3,705 |
| United States | 188 | 1:1,927,973 | 124,806 |
| England | 115 | 1:484,505 | 31,272 |
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Scerri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
According to a list contained in Maltese Linguistic Surveys by Professor Joseph Aquilina it means 'evil', 'bad', or 'wicked'. It is of Semitic origin and it preceded the Normans.
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Scerri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scerri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scerri is more frequently found in Malta than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Scerri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 108,718th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,702,300 people. The surname Scerri occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Scerri reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent reside in Italic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malta, where it is carried by 2,670 people, or 1 in 161. Barring Malta this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Scerri Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Scerri last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Scerri earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 148.23% more than the national average, earning R 589,884 per year; in United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,922 CAD per year.
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