Stranieri Surname

181,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Stranieri Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'foreigners'. It comes from the nicknames, originating from the fact that the founders were considered as strangers to the community.

The surname Stranieri is typically southern, with some presence in the Neapolitan, a stock in Puglia and one in Calabria.

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Stranieri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,5601:39,2037,048
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
Argentina1601:267,14621,500
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Switzerland1331:61,7517,653
Australia601:449,92835,109
France601:1,107,045119,335
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Stränieri (1) are calculated separately.

Stranieri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'foreigners'. It comes from the nicknames, originating from the fact that the founders were considered as strangers to the community.

The surname Stranieri is typically southern, with some presence in the Neapolitan, a stock in Puglia and one in Calabria.

Straniero is typically from Puglia, from Bari and Foggia.

Straniera, almost unique, would seem to be from Puglia.

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Stranieri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stranieri occurs most in Italy. It may be found in the variant forms: Stränieri. Click here to see other possible spellings of Stranieri.

How Common Is The Last Name Stranieri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 181,232nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,102,404 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Stranieri reside; 67 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent reside in Italic Europe.

It is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,560 people, or 1 in 39,203. In Italy it is most common in: Apulia, where 39 percent reside, Calabria, where 36 percent reside and Lazio, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Italy it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Stranieri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stranieri surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Stranieri earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning €23,926 per year; in United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.65% more than the national average, earning $64,412 CAD per year.

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