Sicari Surname

154,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Sicari Surname User-submission:

Sicari is derived from sica, sicarii, meaning 'dagger bearers', referring to assassins. A sica was a curved blade, used by Jews in the great revolt against the Roman Empire that took place in the 1st century. Flavius Josephus speaks of it in his 'Antiquities of Jews' and 'The Jewish War'.

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Sicari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,7551:34,8476,263
United States5081:713,50256,234
Australia1511:178,77918,110
France1411:471,08366,853
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Argentina871:491,30436,372
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sicari (46) may also be a first name.

Sicari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sicari is derived from sica, sicarii, meaning 'dagger bearers', referring to assassins. A sica was a curved blade, used by Jews in the great revolt against the Roman Empire that took place in the 1st century. Flavius Josephus speaks of it in his 'Antiquities of Jews' and 'The Jewish War'.

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Sicari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sicari is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sicari? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sicari is the 154,609th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,566,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sicari live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Italic Europe. Sicari is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 46 people.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,755 people, or 1 in 34,847. In Italy Sicari is primarily concentrated in: Sicily, where 40 percent live, Calabria, where 32 percent live and Piedmont, where 10 percent live. Excluding Italy this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Sicari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sicari surname are 14.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Sicari earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning €33,412 per year; in United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning $44,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sichari9273/
Siscari9217/
Sicario9214/
Sicaari921/
Sickari921/
Sicarai921/
Sicauri921/
Siccari921/
Sichkari862/
Sichariy861/
Sichauri861/
Sikari8324,290/
Zicari831,053/
Cicari8351/
Sijari8336/
Sicara8330/
Secari8330/
Sizari837/
Sicare837/
Sisari836/
Gicari836/
Sicary834/
Shikari7712,941/
Sisauri771,189/
Sikariy77283/
Sikhari77112/
Sichori77100/
Secario7799/
Sicaire7786/
Sicouri7762/
Seijari7759/
Sizario7744/
Sickeri7743/
Shizari7738/
Sicares7733/
Ziccari7727/
Saijari7723/
Sitjari7722/
Shicara7722/
Seikari7717/
Shecari7714/
Sisarit7713/
Shisari7712/
Sidkari7711/
Sikarai779/
Sikaari778/
Sitkari778/
Soikari776/
Sikarit776/
Saikari775/
Sikarih775/
Saisari775/
Cicaris775/
Sizzari775/
Sikkari774/
Sisarai774/
Sihkari773/
Chicari773/
Zicario772/
Sickare772/
Sicorai772/
Ciccari772/
Sicarra771/
Siciare771/
Siekari771/
Sickara771/
Sisaris771/
Sikarri771/
Sicared771/
Secaris771/
Ciciari771/
Siscare771/
Suitcharit752/
Saisarai71335/
Suikkari71204/
Shikhari7181/
Sisarich7171/
Shiokari7135/
Saikariy7134/
Chiscari7130/
Saigiari7120/
Shichori7119/
Saisaari7117/
Shaikari7116/
Sikkarit7110/
Seiskari717/
Schizari716/
Schesari716/
Shirzari716/
Saikhari715/
Chişcari715/
Shikaari714/
Schisari714/
Sisaraai714/
Sigkaris714/
Sithkari713/
Shikarii713/
Sikhatri712/
Shikkari711/
Soigiari711/
Siekariy711/
Shichary711/
Schezari711/
Shiezari711/
Soijariy711/
Sitchare711/
Shidkari711/
Sihkhari711/
Sshikari711/
Chișcari711/
Shikairi711/
Siscarer711/
Siscares711/
Chicarai711/
Saikairi711/
Saisariy711/
Sigkarid711/
Shidqari711/
Sheikari711/
Shiozari711/
Suitchareit711/
Cesari6716,019/
Secara672,509/
Secară67470/
Schiesari67413/
Sicora67354/
Cezari67345/
Cisari67340/
Cicare67293/
Sikare67240/
Sejari67235/
Sesari67235/
Sezari67209/
Chitchari67188/
Sikary67172/
Sekari67153/
Sikara67151/
Jecari67133/
Jikari67128/
Sizara67105/
Schiezari6773/
Zikari6762/
Secary6745/
Secori6739/
Cicori6737/
Sikkharit6735/
Sijori6725/
Sikori6721/
Secare6718/
Sisári6714/
Sikeri6713/
Sicoutris6712/
Cicara6710/
Sisare678/
Sicore677/
Cicaré677/
Cikari676/
Seitsaari676/
Sichkoriz675/
Sizary675/
Schezzari675/
Zizari674/
Zecari674/
Siqare674/
Saicharee674/
Sycara673/
Cecari673/
Gikari673/
Cicarè673/
Zícari672/
Cicary671/
Sijare671/
Shikarish671/
Shikharai671/
Sizare671/
Zicare671/
Sícare671/
Sikhahari671/
Săcară671/
Sykari671/
Gecari671/
Cizari671/
Sechahari671/
Sigkharit671/
Sitkharit671/
Chaicasri671/

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