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Where Does The Last Name Scota Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Scota occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Scotá. For other possible spellings of Scota click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scota? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 766,190^th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. Scota occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Scota reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 87 percent reside in Luso-South America. Scota is also the 1,951,561^st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 660,723. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Espírito Santo, where 36 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 34 percent are found and São Paulo, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Brazil it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Italy, where 4 percent are found.

Scota Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Scota has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scota surname expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scota Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Scota surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Scota earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 26.26% less than the national average, earning R 175,236 per year and in United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.