Scotta Surname
Approximately 2,283 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 784 | 1:54,520 | 4,596 |
| Italy | 723 | 1:84,587 | 14,708 |
| Brazil | 548 | 1:390,647 | 14,922 |
| France | 135 | 1:492,020 | 69,079 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
Scotta is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Scottà or Scottá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scotta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 185,616th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,192,092 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Scotta live; 58 percent live in South America and 34 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 540,009th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 271 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 784 people, or 1 in 54,520. In Argentina it is most frequent 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. Barring Argentina it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 24 percent are found.
Scotta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Scotta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scotta last name grew 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 national 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.
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Footnotes
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