Vescovo Surname

139,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Vescovo 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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Vescovo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,2601:27,0604,833
Argentina4221:101,2888,552
United States3951:917,61868,923
France491:1,355,566135,191
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
England81:6,964,757184,742
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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

Vescovo (32) may also be a first name.

Vescovo 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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Vescovo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vescovo is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Véscovo. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vescovo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 139,775th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,280,208 people. The last name Vescovo occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Vescovo reside; 71 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename globally, borne by 32 people.

The last name Vescovo is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 2,260 people, or 1 in 27,060. In Italy it is mostly found in: Veneto, where 38 percent are found, Piedmont, where 14 percent are found and Lazio, where 10 percent are found. Beside Italy it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Vescovo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vescovo surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vescovo earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 32.18% more than the national average, earning €39,694 per year and in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Véscovo951/
Viscovo86741/
Vescova8645/
Vesovoy8642/
Bescovo868/
Vesovoi862/
Voscovo862/
Vescobo862/
Vascovo861/
Westcovo800/
Vesova77239/
Vecova7720/
Vecová771/
Vecková71303/
Veysova71287/
Veskova71257/
Veisová71199/
Veisova71114/
Vejsová7176/
Bescobo7127/
Vesková7126/
Vascova7112/
Veckova717/
Vekovoy716/
Visovoi713/
Veszová712/
Fescova712/
Veškovo712/
Beacovo712/
Feskovo711/
Vetcova711/
Viscova711/
Veccová711/
Viscobo711/
Vechkova6753/
Veshkova6741/
Vetskova6741/
Hviscova679/
Veiszová678/
Voskovoy674/
Voskovoi674/
Veiszova673/
Hvoscova673/
Vehecova673/
Vehecová673/
Viesková672/
Vasckova671/
Vestsova671/
Vyshcova671/
Veszková671/

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