Desalvo

Desalvo Meaning & Origin

About Desalvo
The surname Desalvo is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Salvatore, meaning "savior" or "rescuer." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Salvatore. The name Desalvo is relatively common in southern Italy, particularly in the regions of Sicily and Calabria.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Desalvo is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Desalvo: 2,932
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 10,866
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.99

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Desalvo based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TSLF
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D020410
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D IH0 S AA1 L V OW0
🌐 IPA
/dɪˈsɑlvoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TSLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D241

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Desalvo in Braille

Here's how to represent Desalvo in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Desalvo in braille

How to sign the name Desalvo using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Desalvo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Desalvo in sign language

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