Tarantola Surname
Approximately 3,158 people bear this surname
Tarantola Surname Definition:
This unusual surname appears to be derived from a nickname given to a restless person. It is derived from tarantola, the Italian for tarantula. However there are references to the word meaning a type of lizard, which may offer another derivation.
Read More About This SurnameTarantola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,818 | 1:33,640 | 6,024 |
| United States | 579 | 1:626,009 | 50,526 |
| France | 376 | 1:176,656 | 27,509 |
| Argentina | 268 | 1:159,490 | 13,435 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
The alternate forms: Tarántola (2) are calculated separately.
Tarantola (14) may also be a first name.
Tarantola Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This unusual surname appears to be derived from a nickname given to a restless person. It is derived from tarantola, the Italian for tarantula. However there are references to the word meaning a type of lizard, which may offer another derivation.
Tarantola Demographics
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Tarantola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarantola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tarantola is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Tarántola. Click here for other potential spellings of Tarantola.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarantola? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tarantola is the 141,161st most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,307,646 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Tarantola are found; 58 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent are found in Italic Europe. Tarantola is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 14 people.
It is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 1,818 people, or 1 in 33,640. In Italy it is most common in: Lombardy, where 63 percent reside, Sicily, where 13 percent reside and Tuscany, where 10 percent reside. Barring Italy it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.
Tarantola Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tarantola surname are 12.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.63% being registered with the party.
The amount Tarantola earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 20.59% less than the national average, earning €23,848 per year; in United States they earn 21.17% more than the national average, earning $52,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $55,553 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarántola | 96 | 2 | / |
| Tarantolas | 95 | 1 | / |
| Tarantolo | 89 | 198 | / |
| Tarantula | 89 | 53 | / |
| Tarantole | 89 | 27 | / |
| Tarantela | 89 | 3 | / |
| Taramtola | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tarantala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tarontola | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tarantalla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tarantullas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tarantullah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Terantala | 78 | 5 | / |
| Tarantelo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Torontáli | 56 | 89 | / |
| Torontály | 56 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tarantola
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