Victorio Surname

21,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Peru

Victorio Surname User-submission:

The Portuguese family name Victorino is considered, by scholars, to originate from a personal name. According to scholars the 'oldest and most pervasive type of surname is that derived from a given name'. Such family names may be derived from a parental first name or from the front name of the grandfather or indeed a more remote ancestor of the original bearer of the surname.

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Victorio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,8851:12,8391,331
Mexico6,6631:18,6291,488
Peru5,0291:6,320974
United States1,2931:280,32426,143
Brazil9891:216,4558,353
Guatemala8731:18,4221,521
Spain8701:53,7384,985
Argentina7781:54,9404,626
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Portugal571:182,7767,697
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada421:877,27667,671
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
France331:2,012,810168,616
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Guam121:13,3432,098
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominica11:75,891912
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Victório (59) are calculated separately.

Victorio (46,935) may also be a first name.

Victorio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Portuguese family name Victorino is considered, by scholars, to originate from a personal name. According to scholars the 'oldest and most pervasive type of surname is that derived from a given name'. Such family names may be derived from a parental first name or from the front name of the grandfather or indeed a more remote ancestor of the original bearer of the surname. In this particular instance, the surname Victorino derives from the personal name Victoris, derived from the Latin victoris, meaning 'victor', 'winner'. Thus, the initial bearer of this surname was known as the 'son or descendant of Victorino'. Variants of the surname Victorino include Victorio and Victor and this surname has also been recorded in Spain.

One of the earliest references to this name or to a variant is a record of one Marco Pio Avonio Victorino, the Roman Cesar, who ruled in Galias from the year 265 to 267. The birth of Agnes Victorino, took place in 1731 in Baleares, Spain. Maria Victorino, daighter of Antonio Victorino and Vicencia Maria de Morais was baptized on the 2nd of November. 1845 in Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo and Alfred Victorino, son of Manuel Victorino was born in Portugal on the 28th of February, 1880. In a Spanish Military Armorial we read of one Jose Victorino del Cristo, who entered the Infantry of the Royal Army in 1836 and Pedro Victorino Santoya who entered the Cavalry in 1879. While the use of hereditary family names began on the Iberian Peninsula in the thirteenth century it is not until the siteenth century that the practice became firmly established among the general populace. The arms described below were granted to the Victorino family, by the appropriate authorities.

Blazon of Arms: Argent, A Warrior, vested with a jacket holding a harquebus or.

Translation: Argent (white) symbolizes the Moon, and denotes Purity, Innocence and Obedience. Or (yellow) symbolizes the sun.

Crest: Three ostrich feathers proper.

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Victorio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Victorio is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Victório. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Victorio? popularity and diffusion

Victorio is the 21,735th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,083 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Victorio are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 19,505th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 46,935 people.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 7,885 people, or 1 in 12,839. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 24 percent live, Ilocos, where 24 percent live and National Capital Region, where 19 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Victorio is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent live and Peru, where 20 percent live.

Victorio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Victorio has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Victorio last name increased 16,163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Victorio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Victorio surname are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.69% registered with the party.

The amount Victorio earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning 350,313 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,459 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $21,782,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $38,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $50,997 CAD per year.

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