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
The surname Scerri is found most frequently in Malta. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scerri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 108,718th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,702,300 people. The surname Scerri occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Scerri are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent are found in Italic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Malta, where it is carried by 2,670 people, or 1 in 161. Beside Malta this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Scerri Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Scerri surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% registered with 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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