Fuoco

Fuoco Meaning & Origin

About Fuoco
The surname Fuoco is of Italian origin and is derived from the Italian word "fuoco," meaning "fire." It is a descriptive surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone with a fiery or passionate temperament or someone who worked with or near fire, such as a blacksmith or a firefighter. The surname Fuoco may also have been given to someone who lived near a prominent fire or had a fiery red complexion or hair.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Fuoco: 702
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 32,710
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

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

Ranking information for the surname Fuoco is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FK
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F UW0 OW1 K OW0
🌐 IPA
/fuˈoʊkoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fuoco in Braille

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

The name Fuoco in braille

How to sign the name Fuoco using Sign Language

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

The name Fuoco in sign language

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