Testa is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Testa
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

One who had a large or unusual head; descendant of Testa, a pet form of Battista meaning "Baptist".

How popular is Testa?

Testa is common in Italy, United States, Argentina, Brazil, France, Philippines, Venezuela, Canada, Spain, Uruguay, Australia, Mexico, England, Switzerland, Germany, Panama, Belgium, Malta, Chile, Israel, South Africa, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Ecuador.

Testa is ranked 7383 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Testa bearers increased by 7.03 per cent in 2010 US census to 8694 since 2000, the surname slipped by 71 spots and ranked at 4084. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.36 94.63
Hispanic or Latino 5.29 3.48
Black 1.13 0.37
Others 1.09 0.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.94 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.18 0.11
Testa is quite popular family name mostly used in Italy while Monaco is ahead in terms of density. Around 77029 people have been found who wears Testa as their family name. Testa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Testa:
53 Italy46,188
4,070 United States11,116
Countries with thousands of Testa:
801 Argentina5,286
1,944 Brazil4,286
3,283 France2,439
10,913 Philippines1,576
Countries with hundreds of Testa:
2,092 Venezuela818
7,286 Canada591
7,757 Spain503
801 Uruguay475
7,082 Australia464
6,434 Mexico455
13,590 England399
4,325 Switzerland290
29,430 Germany287
1,088 Panama279
9,850 Belgium188
200 Malta174
4,203 Chile153
7,884 Israel137
35,867 South Africa132
1,649 Paraguay120
4,002 Dominican Republic116
7,095 Ecuador106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,195 Portugal94
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,363 Netherlands44
239,646 Thailand35
15,740 New Zealand35
26 Monaco31
661 Seychelles23
45,338 Sweden16
356,066 Indonesia14
18,211 Singapore13
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
30,726 Qatar9
14,518 Ethiopia9
414,297 Russia9
21,198 Wales7
40,820 Croatia7
863,365 India6
47,603 Denmark6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Victoire Testa from France aboard the Quernell from Havre. She is registered to be 29 years old when she arrived in USA on June 11, 1863.

Testa Namesakes

  • Pietro Testa, Italian High Baroque artist, best known
  • Ezio Testa, Italian fiction author and poet
  • Gustavo Testa, Italian prelate of the Catholic Church
  • Philip Testa, Sicilian-American Mafia figure
  • Salvatore Testa, Philadelphia gangster
  • Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa, are two mobsters in the Lucchese crime family
  • Mary Testa, American stage and film actress and singer
  • Clorindo Testa, Italian-Argentine architect and artist

Testa Namesakes

  • Pietro Testa, Italian High Baroque artist, best known
  • Ezio Testa, Italian fiction author and poet
  • Gustavo Testa, Italian prelate of the Catholic Church
  • Philip Testa, Sicilian-American Mafia figure
  • Salvatore Testa, Philadelphia gangster
  • Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa, are two mobsters in the Lucchese crime family
  • Mary Testa, American stage and film actress and singer
  • Clorindo Testa, Italian-Argentine architect and artist

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