Scotta Surname

185,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Monaco

Scotta Surname User-submission:

Scotta is an Italian surname, which means 'it burns'. It is quite diffused in the north of Italy, in particular in Piedmont and Veneto. The city around which it is most common is Cuneo in Pidemont.

Scotta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina7841:54,5204,596
Italy7231:84,58714,708
Brazil5481:390,64714,922
France1351:492,02069,079
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Scottà (45) & Scottá (12) are calculated separately.

Scotta (271) may also be a first name.

Scotta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Scotta is an Italian surname, which means 'it burns'. It is quite diffused in the north of Italy, in particular in Piedmont and Veneto. The city around which it is most common is Cuneo in Pidemont.

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Scotta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scotta is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Scottà or Scottá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scotta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 185,616th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,192,092 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Scotta live; 58 percent live in South America and 34 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Scotta is also the 540,009th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 271 people.

It is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is carried by 784 people, or 1 in 54,520. In Argentina Scotta is most prevalent in: Santa Fe Province, where 62 percent are found, Córdoba Province, where 14 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Argentina Scotta occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 24 percent are found.

Scotta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scotta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scotta last name rose 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scotta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scotta surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

The amount Scotta earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning $35,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning $65,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scottà9445/
Scottá9412/
Schotta9283/
Cotta919,366/
Sotta911,923/
Scota91372/
Schottay861/
Scotti8326,114/
Scotto8310,862/
Scotte83829/
Scotty83636/
Scotet83290/
Sottha83168/
Scosta8381/
Scutta8328/
Skotta8314/
Scatta8314/
Soitta838/
Cottay837/
Scotté836/
Scotha836/
Sgotta835/
Scoota834/
Sootta834/
Cottea834/
Schota834/
Sottai833/
Scottj833/
Dcotta833/
Cottha832/
Scotit831/
Sottah831/
Scottè831/
Scottò831/
Cottéa831/
Suotta831/
Cota8082,127/
Sota8010,925/
Schotte773,864/
Scuotto772,065/
Scotter77729/
Schutta77361/
Sotteau77339/
D'Cotta77240/
Cotteau77168/
Scottie77149/
Scottez77125/
Schatta7797/
Szczota7782/
Scottis7752/
Scoutas779/
Schotti776/
Scoutto776/
Sccotti775/
Sotthai774/
Scottee773/
Scoutti773/
Scostad772/
Schotty772/
Schotté772/
Schotto771/
Scoitti771/
Scottes771/
Scottos771/
Scsotti771/
Scottii771/
Sccotto771/
Schouta771/
Scaetta771/
Scottio771/
Scottée771/
Tcoutta771/
Soottea771/
Scoutte770/
Schotha770/
Sotto7329,159/
Satta7313,105/
Cotto7312,282/
Soita7310,622/
Zotta731,873/
Catta731,390/
Scata73965/
Sotha73801/
Skota73701/
Jotta73627/
Cotay73600/
Sotea73406/
Scoto73386/
Scoti73158/
Soota73144/
Cotha73123/
Sohta73120/
Suota73111/
Sotai73101/
Sotaa7347/
Cotau7341/
Cotaj7332/
Scote7327/
Scuta7319/
Scoty7318/
Cuota7317/
Sotah7316/
Sotay7310/
Coota738/
Scoté738/
Sojta736/
Coyta735/
Codta735/
Sodta734/
Scotá733/
Sgota732/
Sotau731/
Coëta731/
Coutteau71128/
Schottey71110/
Scottish7167/
Scotty's716/
Scoutter711/
Schottee711/
Schottte711/
Schottge711/
Scutti672,020/
Giotta671,365/
Skotte67955/
Sattha67592/
Cottey67558/
Skouta67557/
Sattah67337/
Schote67286/
Sattay67228/
Cattau67199/
Cottoy67191/
Skutta67181/
Cattay67161/
Cuotto67158/
Sgotto67149/
Schuta67130/
Scasta67124/
Scouto67119/
Skotha67104/
Scatto6788/
Saatta6775/
Soitah6765/
Sothea6764/
Scatti6762/
Jottay6760/
Scutea6759/
Skotti6749/
Skotty6739/
Sootha6738/
Cothay6733/
Soutah6732/
Scutto6731/
Soteau6729/
Scutte6729/
Coutau6722/
Soitay6722/
Schata6721/
Djotta6721/
Schoti6720/
Scotis6718/
Scotes6717/
Scoote6716/
Scothy6716/
Scoter6714/
Sattai6710/
Škotta6710/
Sccoti679/
Cattaa679/
Coitto679/
Skhota679/
Dcotha678/
Scatte678/
Scatty677/
Soytay677/
Scotez677/
Scauta677/
Scotie676/
Sothai676/
Joutta676/
Sotteu676/
Suotha676/
Soodta676/
Sgouta675/
Scotthood674/
Sothay674/
Sootto674/
Scoute673/
Scotio673/
Soitha673/
Tjotta673/
Skosta673/
Zcosta672/
Jastta672/
Sattaa672/
Sketta672/
Shkota672/
Szkota672/
Cattha672/
Sotaha672/
Cattaj671/
Zastta671/
Scoito671/
Scusta671/
Scutty671/
Soutau671/
Cottoi671/
Jottai671/
Zottas671/
Zsotha671/
Sootai671/
Soteah671/
Sothah671/
Sohtah671/
Skätta671/
Scatat671/
Schoittge671/
Saïtta671/
Scotee671/
Scotey671/
Scothe671/
Cattaï671/
Cotaij671/
Coutay671/
Coutea671/
Coutha671/
Couttteau671/
Couëta671/
Sathta671/
Sodtha671/
Skotai671/
Soudta671/
Zoutta671/
Cohtah671/
Chjota671/
Cootto670/

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