Tedesco Surname

14,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Tedesco Surname User-submission:

(Italian) The Tedesco surname means 'inhabitant of Germany', comes from the Italian word tedesco, meaning 'of the people'.

Tedesco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy18,1481:3,370298
United States9,1111:39,7834,895
Brazil5,5581:38,5161,584
Argentina3,0061:14,2191,277
France9221:72,04210,075
Canada8231:44,7705,514
Australia5931:45,5245,715
Switzerland2661:30,8764,627
Belgium1841:62,48210,046
Germany1771:454,83340,228
Uruguay1531:22,4302,596
England1241:449,33929,774
Spain1151:406,53922,087
Venezuela1091:277,1026,584
Malta901:4,781330
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Panama191:205,9085,804
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Austria151:567,69652,281
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Wales61:515,75523,171
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China41:341,830,39216,990
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
San Marino31:11,071699
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Tedesco (150) may also be a first name.

Tedesco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Italian) The Tedesco surname means 'inhabitant of Germany', comes from the Italian word tedesco, meaning 'of the people'.

- deleted-173293

Tedesco means 'German' in Italian.

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Tedesco Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tedesco is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Tédesco. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tedesco? popularity and diffusion

Tedesco is the 14,063rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 183,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Tedesco reside; 46 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent reside in Italic Europe. Tedesco is also the 752,187th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 150 people.

Tedesco is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 18,148 people, or 1 in 3,370. In Italy it is most common in: Campania, where 25 percent reside, Apulia, where 14 percent reside and Calabria, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Tedesco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tedesco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tedesco last name expanded 182,220 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 12,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tedesco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tedesco surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tedesco earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning €25,868 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.82% less than the national average, earning $17,068,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning $49,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning $59,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tédesco951/
Thedesco9331/
Tedescko939/
Tedeskco933/
Teddesco932/
Tesdesco931/
Tededsco931/
Tedeesco931/
Tedescos931/
Tedisco8696/
Tedesko8675/
Tedesca8665/
Tadesco8616/
Tidesco8615/
Tedezco867/
Thodesco801/
Todeesco801/
Todisco719,024/
Todesca71138/
Todesko7147/
Todasco7140/
Tidisco7117/
Tedeško717/
Tadisco712/
Todezco711/
Tadesko711/
Tedeska711/
Tedaszko671/
Todasca57558/
Todosko579/
Todysko571/
Tadazco571/
Tadejska531/
Taydyshko502/

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