Vecchio Surname

23,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Vecchio Surname User-submission:

From the Italian word, vecchio, meaning 'old'.

Vecchio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy14,0801:4,344450
United States4,2011:86,2799,745
Argentina2,1901:19,5181,650
Australia6081:44,4015,593
Brazil5441:393,51915,015
Canada4661:79,0688,865
France3781:175,72127,351
Belgium1881:61,1529,850
Germany1661:484,97341,888
Switzerland1411:58,2487,350
Venezuela1251:241,6336,087
Uruguay901:38,1314,387
England841:663,31038,317
Spain511:916,70735,562
Panama251:156,4905,002
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Wales121:257,87814,969
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Vecchio (637) may also be a first name.

Vecchio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Italian word, vecchio, meaning 'old'.

- liah21

This is an Italian surname, meaning 'old'.

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Vecchio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vecchio has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vecchio? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vecchio is the 23,091st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 310,280 people. The surname Vecchio occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Vecchio reside; 60 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Italic Europe. Vecchio is also the 329,714th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 637 people.

The last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 14,080 people, or 1 in 4,344. In Italy Vecchio is primarily found in: Sicily, where 35 percent reside, Lombardy, where 20 percent reside and Lazio, where 10 percent reside. Barring Italy it occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Vecchio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vecchio has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 84,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vecchio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vecchio surname are 4.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vecchio earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning €32,404 per year; in Peru they earn 160.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,512 per year; in South Africa they earn 127.24% more than the national average, earning R 540,012 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.48% less than the national average, earning $19,642,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $48,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vecchios931/
Vecchi9218,962/
Vechio92225/
Vecchia862,801/
Becchio861,830/
Vicchio86592/
Vecchis869/
Vechhio865/
Veechio863/
Wecchio862/
Veecchi861/
Vescchi861/
Veachio860/
Vecci83543/
Vecchiaová821/
Becchi772,337/
Vicchi77440/
Veccha77115/
Vechia77111/
Vichio7736/
Veccie7725/
Wecchi7715/
Vecchy779/
Vecche773/
Wechio772/
Uecchi771/
Veccsi771/
Viecci771/
Vecheo771/
Vecchiatt752/
Becchia71221/
Vekhchi7125/
Vecchaa7116/
Veechia719/
Vecchha713/
Uecchia711/
Vechhia711/
Beacchi711/
Vicchis711/
Vecchey711/
Beccchi711/
Beckhio711/
Viscchi711/
Vicci67275/
Vecca67212/
Vecce6752/
Vekio6710/

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