Vesco Surname

113,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Vesco Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Latin word episcopus, ultimately from the Greek word episkopos, which meant 'overseer', from epi, meaning 'on', 'over', and skopein, meaning 'to look'. This word evolved into the title for an overseer of a community of Christians, in almost every European language.

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Vesco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,3291:26,2594,694
United States4621:784,54360,722
France4371:151,99723,578
Argentina3271:130,71411,069
Brazil2461:870,22131,350
Guatemala441:365,5154,900
Australia351:771,30649,759
Moldova321:111,29312,952
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Chile211:838,88017,964
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
England61:9,286,343223,652
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
San Marino11:33,214932
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vesco (99) may also be a first name.

Vesco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Latin word episcopus, ultimately from the Greek word episkopos, which meant 'overseer', from epi, meaning 'on', 'over', and skopein, meaning 'to look'. This word evolved into the title for an overseer of a community of Christians, in almost every European language. As an Italian surname, it is thought that Veschi may have been taken on by someone who worked in the household of a bishop.

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Vesco Last Name Facts

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

Vesco occurs most in Italy. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vesco? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,145th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,781,796 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Vesco live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 951,070th most numerous first name internationally, held by 99 people.

The last name Vesco is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 2,329 people, or 1 in 26,259. In Italy Vesco is mostly concentrated in: Piedmont, where 38 percent reside, Veneto, where 25 percent reside and Sicily, where 19 percent reside. Not including Italy Vesco exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Vesco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vesco has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 46,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vesco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vesco are 42.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 89.32% registered with the party.

The amount Vesco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning €32,939 per year; in Peru they earn 274.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,565 per year; in United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.4% more than the national average, earning $59,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veasco916/
Vescos913/
Viesco912/
Vescoz911/
Vescot910/
Viescou8310/
Vescoud831/
Veissco831/
Vasco8083,022/
Visco804,648/
Vesca80542/
Wesco80196/
Vesko80121/
Vosco8035/
Viesca735,117/
Bescou73138/
Veshko7372/
Veskos7364/
Waesco7332/
Veskou7328/
Veczko7320/
Viscot7316/
Vashco7311/
Vuesko7310/
Vishco7310/
Vascoh735/
Vascoo733/
Vescas733/
Huesco733/
Viscos733/
Vascoy732/
Vascko732/
Veszko732/
Viesko732/
Hvesko732/
Weisco731/
Vassco731/
Viscco731/
Viscoy731/
Veazco731/
Voscou731/
Bescko731/
Vessca730/
Vuechko6761/
Viscott6720/
Weschko676/
Wescoup675/
Viscoch672/
Wescost672/
Vaiscos671/
Wescoht671/
Viscoth671/
Hvesjko671/
Wesscot670/
Vesquoz670/
Weiscop670/
Wescoot670/

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