Visconte Surname

369,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Visconte Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'a vicecount,' one who supplied the place of a count; compare vice gerent, vice -chancellor, &c. This surname, unlike many others of the same official class, does not seem to have lasted long.

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Visconte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2881:212,35030,058
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Argentina1521:281,20722,595
France1191:558,17475,634
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Paraguay551:131,5772,835
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338

Visconte (26) may also be a first name.

Visconte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'a vicecount,' one who supplied the place of a count; compare vice gerent, vice -chancellor, &c. This surname, unlike many others of the same official class, does not seem to have lasted long. I find no modern instances.

John le Viscont, Close Rolls, 29 Henry III.

Eustace le Vechounte, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Viscounte. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Visconte Last Name Facts

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

Visconte is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Visconte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Visconte? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 369,806th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,497,475 people. Visconte is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Visconte are found; 33 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Italic Europe. Visconte is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 26 people.

The surname Visconte is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 212,350. In Italy Visconte is primarily concentrated in: Campania, where 62 percent reside, Calabria, where 13 percent reside and Basilicata, where 10 percent reside. Barring Italy this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 16 percent reside.

Visconte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Visconte are 14.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.35% registered with the party.

The amount Visconte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 36.51% less than the national average, earning €19,067 per year; in United States they earn 21.39% more than the national average, earning $52,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $47,229 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viscounte9419/
Viscontte9410/
Viscontes941/
Viconte9364/
Viscont9312/
Visonte932/
Visconti8812,146/
Viscount88363/
Bisconte88144/
Viscante8856/
Visconty8818/
Vesconte8813/
Viscomte881/
Viskonte881/
Vizconte881/
Vicont865/
Viscountess842/
Viscontti8263/
Viscounty8222/
Viscounti823/
Viscontii821/
Veisconti821/
Vicomte80130/
Vicante807/
Viskont806/
Visante806/
Viconti806/
Wiscont804/
Visonti802/
Viscant802/
Viscond801/
Bisconti753,465/
Biscante75381/
Visontai75263/
Fiscante75252/
Viscanti75224/
Wiscount7576/
Viskonti7559/
Vizconti7532/
Visontay7520/
Vescount7512/
Viskonts758/
Vizcante754/
Vescante752/
Viskante751/
Viscound750/
Vikont7137/
Vicant713/
Vizcontti711/
Biscconti711/
Vizante67227/
Bescont67115/
Vijante6799/
Biscond6716/
Viskant6712/
Visanti679/
Wiskont678/
Biscant678/
Visanty671/
Vesante671/
Bizonte671/
Vicanty671/

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