Todaro Surname

30,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Todaro Surname User-submission:

The Italian surname Todaro, and its variants Todari, Todarini, Todero, and Teodari is a patronymic orignin, that is, belonging to the original bearer. In this instance, the name indicates 'son of Todaro'. The personal name, Todaro, is a pet or short form of the first name, Theordore, which in turn is derived from, Theo, meaning 'God', and heron, meaning 'gift'.

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Todaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy10,5341:5,806716
United States4,1301:87,7629,895
Argentina7281:58,7134,999
Australia5381:50,1786,255
Brazil2531:846,14430,541
France2331:285,07643,747
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Switzerland1641:50,0796,640
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Belgium1441:79,83812,578
Spain651:719,26231,067
England451:1,238,17956,985
Colombia391:1,224,97610,005
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Wales221:140,66110,115
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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

Todaro (339) may also be a first name.

Todaro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Italian surname Todaro, and its variants Todari, Todarini, Todero, and Teodari is a patronymic orignin, that is, belonging to the original bearer. In this instance, the name indicates 'son of Todaro'. The personal name, Todaro, is a pet or short form of the first name, Theordore, which in turn is derived from, Theo, meaning 'God', and heron, meaning 'gift'. Thus, the literal translation of this name is 'gift of God'. In Medieval times, parents were encouraged to name their children after saints in the belief that the protection of the saints would be thus rocked. San Teodoro was the name of a saint martyred in America.

This surname can be found throughout Calabria and Sicily. Originally the family of Todaro came from Monte San Giuliano where they are first recorded in the seventeenth century. From Monte San Giuliano branches of the family settled in Palermo and Trapini. The Todaro family held the Bible of Barons of Balia. In 1779 the Bible was conferred on Benedetto Todaro. In 1899 the Bible was borne by Felice Todaro. Notable bearers of the surname Todaro include Baron Agostino Todaro della Galia, senator, jurist and noted botanist who was born in 1818, Senator Francesco Todaro, professor of medicine, who was born in 1835, and Salvatore Todaro Malato, born in 1827, who was a professor of literature.

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Todaro Last Name Facts

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

Todaro (Arabic: تودارو) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Tòdaro. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Todaro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,745th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 419,669 people. The last name Todaro is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Todaro live; 61 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Italic Europe. Todaro is also the 474,488th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 339 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 10,534 people, or 1 in 5,806. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 48 percent are found, Apulia, where 15 percent are found and Lombardy, where 7 percent are found. Other than Italy it occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Todaro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Todaro last name are 1.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Todaro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.14% more than the national average, earning €34,577 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning R 259,008 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.32% less than the national average, earning $14,683,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $48,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning $44,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tòdaro941/
Toddaro9217/
Todarro928/
Todaros926/
Todarod922/
Todairo921/
Dtodaro921/
Thodarou861/
Todero831,974/
Todoro83241/
Todara83135/
Tadaro8314/
Tudaro832/
Tedaro831/
Toedoro7727/
Thodara7717/
Tadaros7717/
Thodoro7713/
Tadarou779/
Todhara777/
Todoros777/
Todoroi776/
Toderoi774/
Todorou773/
Tadairo771/
Todoroy771/
Tedarro771/
Tadayro771/
Thotdara715/
Tadaross714/
Todorosh714/
Thodorou711/
Todoross711/
Todorout711/
Tadarroj711/
Toudouro711/
Tadarout711/
Thodhara711/
Thoedoro711/
Todora67595/
Tudara67288/
Tedoro6748/
Tadara6716/
Toderó6714/
Todera6711/
Tadero676/
Tódero675/
Tadoro672/
Toudourou672/
Tedero672/
Tudoro671/
Teheodoro671/

Todaro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Todaro in the Arabic language
توداروtwdarw-

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