Tripoli Surname

77,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Tripoli Surname User-submission:

The Tripoli surname is derived from the word tripoli, meaning 'three cities' in Italian and Greek.

Tripoli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,3831:25,6644,581
United States1,5221:238,14622,806
Philippines1,2771:79,27813,719
Argentina3361:127,21310,766
France2881:230,63435,776
Brazil2591:826,54229,919
Australia341:793,99150,673
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Syria271:714,8535,897
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
England91:6,190,895170,599
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India61:127,844,230863,365
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malta41:107,5681,849
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Trípoli (7) are calculated separately.

Tripoli (170) may also be a first name.

Tripoli Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tripoli surname is derived from the word tripoli, meaning 'three cities' in Italian and Greek.

- albanopirino

Tripoli Last Name Facts

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

Tripoli is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Trípoli. For other potential spellings of Tripoli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tripoli? popularity and diffusion

Tripoli is the 77,484th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,154,371 people. The surname Tripoli is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Tripoli live; 38 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent live in Italic Europe. Tripoli is also the 701,320th most common first name at a global level, held by 170 people.

Tripoli is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 2,383 people, or 1 in 25,664. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 78 percent reside, Lombardy, where 5 percent reside and Apulia, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Italy this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.

Tripoli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tripoli has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 76,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tripoli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (38%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Tripoli last name are 2.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tripoli earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 21.93% more than the national average, earning €36,615 per year and in United States they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $46,993 USD per year.

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