Miro Tasso
Biographic Data
| ID | 4090823 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miro Tasso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miro |
| FAMILY NAME | Tasso |
| SIGNATURE | TASSO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-7722-9984 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Genetics of Population Exchange Along the Historical Portuguese–spanish Border
The present analysis compares the distribution of surnames by means of spatial autocorrelation analysis in the Spain–Portugal border region. The Spanish National Institute of Statistics provides a database of surnames of residents in the western Spanish provinces of Zamora, Salamanca, Cáceres, Badajoz and Huelva. The Spanish and Portuguese patterns of surname distribution were established according to various geographic axes. The results obtained…
The Border Effect in Surname Structure
Population surname structure in northeastern Italy municipalities, in which small Slovenian-speaking groups are present, are compared with neighboring populations of both Italian and Slovenian nationality. In the early 20th century those municipalities were part of the Italian territory and underwent a massive Italianization process that led to the mutation of the original Slovenian surnames into a derived Italian form. In order to track surname …
Similarities in the Surnames of Island and Continental Populations of the North-Western Mediterranean Area
This paper compares the structures of the surnames of 75 municipal populations living in six north-western Mediterranean regions. Its purpose is to unravel the relations between the local populations in Corsica and Sardinia and the links between these populations and those living in the Italian and French continental territory. On the basis of the matrix of similarity of surnames, some topological representations have been drafted showing the abo…
Surnames as Alleles
The present paper seeks to analyse the spatial distribution of surnames in the province of Belluno in the Italian Alps, and describes the internal mobility of the population taking into consideration one of the most important and ancient roads in the area. The study is based on the analysis of the similarity of the frequencies of some autochthonous surnames depending on their geographical distance apart. The population considered turned out to be…
Geography of surnames in the Azores
In order to obtain a better understanding of the genetic structure of the Azorean population, a specificity and spatial distribution analysis was performed, based on 2,454 different surnames present in the Azorean telephone directory (2002). We considered as specific surnames those with an absolute frequency ratio equal to or higher than 50%. The results revealed 51 specific surnames in the whole archipelago. The smallest island presents the only…
Surname distributions and linguistic-cultural identities in the Alto Adige-Südtirol Area
In this survey we have carried out a comparison of the surname structures of the municipal populations living in the Alto Adige-Südtirol area, an Italian Alpine sub-region with a high number of German-speaking inhabitants. These analyses have been conducted by means of indeces of similarity among populations and the topological representations deriving from these; in addition, the concept of spatial autocorrelation has been applied to a certain n…
Distribution of surnames and linguistic-cultural identities of the Slovenian and German minorities of northeastern Italy
In this study we have compared the structure of surnames of Slovenian and German (Carinthian) minorities of northeastern Italy with other municipalities of the neighbourhood. The analysis has been carried out by using estimates of the similarities between populations and the topological representation obtained by them, as well as the spatial autocorrelation. On the whole, this research shows some distinctions which depend on the territorial geogr…
Use of surnames for a demo‐ecological analysis
This study used surnames collected in 12 municipalities of Sulcis, a historic‐geographical region located in southwest Sardinia (Italy). An ecological index of similarity was drawn as the main analysis. The distribution of surnames was also used to determine the diversity of municipality populations by using another ecological index. Two municipalities have a high percentage of Genoese surnames and this element reflects a specific history and cul…
An analysis of the spatial distribution of surnames in the Lecco area (Lombardy, Italy)
The internal mobility of the population of the province of Lecco (Lombardy, Italy) was evaluated on the basis of the frequency of characteristic surnames in three territorial areas as a function of their geographical distance. Nearly three fourths of the patterns are statistically significant in one of the three areas, where the process of diffusion of surnames could be interpreted as due to socioeconomic factors. On the contrary, a similar distr…
An analysis of the spatial distribution of surnames in the Lecco area (Lombardy, Italy)
The internal mobility of the population of the province of Lecco (Lombardy, Italy) was evaluated on the basis of the frequency of characteristic surnames in three territorial areas as a function of their geographical distance. Nearly three fourths of the patterns are statistically significant in one of the three areas, where the process of diffusion of surnames could be interpreted as due to socioeconomic factors. On the contrary, a similar distr…
Distribution of surnames and identities in the Ladin communities of the Dolomites
The structure of surnames of some communities of the Dolomitic area with a relevant component of the Ladin language is compared with each other and with other communities of the neighbourhood, in which no Ladin idiom is found. This investigation, which tries to evaluate the presence of a cultural and behavioural identity of the Ladin populations, starts from the assumption that a community of surnames is equivalent to a common cultural origin mai…
Mortality of the German linguistic isolates of the Western Italian Alps (Walser)
For five localities of Western Alps (Val d'Aosta and Piemonte) inhabited by Walser populations (Gressoney-la-Trinité, Gressoney St. Jean, Issime, Macugnaga and Rima) the main features of mortality are described, namely raw death rate, seasonality of deaths, distribution of deaths according to age classes and infant mortality. Death rate is higher than the Italian average value; seasonality of deaths shows some statistically significative differen…
The Border Effect in Surname Structure
Population surname structure in northeastern Italy municipalities, in which small Slovenian-speaking groups are present, are compared with neighboring populations of both Italian and Slovenian nationality. In the early 20th century those municipalities were part of the Italian territory and underwent a massive Italianization process that led to the mutation of the original Slovenian surnames into a derived Italian form. In order to track surname …
Surname distributions and linguistic-cultural identities in the Alto Adige-Südtirol Area
In this survey we have carried out a comparison of the surname structures of the municipal populations living in the Alto Adige-Südtirol area, an Italian Alpine sub-region with a high number of German-speaking inhabitants. These analyses have been conducted by means of indeces of similarity among populations and the topological representations deriving from these; in addition, the concept of spatial autocorrelation has been applied to a certain n…
Distribution of surnames and linguistic-cultural identities of the Slovenian and German minorities of northeastern Italy
In this study we have compared the structure of surnames of Slovenian and German (Carinthian) minorities of northeastern Italy with other municipalities of the neighbourhood. The analysis has been carried out by using estimates of the similarities between populations and the topological representation obtained by them, as well as the spatial autocorrelation. On the whole, this research shows some distinctions which depend on the territorial geogr…
Mortality of the German linguistic isolates of the Western Italian Alps (Walser)
For five localities of Western Alps (Val d'Aosta and Piemonte) inhabited by Walser populations (Gressoney-la-Trinité, Gressoney St. Jean, Issime, Macugnaga and Rima) the main features of mortality are described, namely raw death rate, seasonality of deaths, distribution of deaths according to age classes and infant mortality. Death rate is higher than the Italian average value; seasonality of deaths shows some statistically significative differen…
An analysis of the spatial distribution of surnames in the Lecco area (Lombardy, Italy)
The internal mobility of the population of the province of Lecco (Lombardy, Italy) was evaluated on the basis of the frequency of characteristic surnames in three territorial areas as a function of their geographical distance. Nearly three fourths of the patterns are statistically significant in one of the three areas, where the process of diffusion of surnames could be interpreted as due to socioeconomic factors. On the contrary, a similar distr…
An analysis of the spatial distribution of surnames in the Lecco area (Lombardy, Italy)
The internal mobility of the population of the province of Lecco (Lombardy, Italy) was evaluated on the basis of the frequency of characteristic surnames in three territorial areas as a function of their geographical distance. Nearly three fourths of the patterns are statistically significant in one of the three areas, where the process of diffusion of surnames could be interpreted as due to socioeconomic factors. On the contrary, a similar distr…
Distribution of surnames and identities in the Ladin communities of the Dolomites
The structure of surnames of some communities of the Dolomitic area with a relevant component of the Ladin language is compared with each other and with other communities of the neighbourhood, in which no Ladin idiom is found. This investigation, which tries to evaluate the presence of a cultural and behavioural identity of the Ladin populations, starts from the assumption that a community of surnames is equivalent to a common cultural origin mai…
Use of surnames for a demo‐ecological analysis
This study used surnames collected in 12 municipalities of Sulcis, a historic‐geographical region located in southwest Sardinia (Italy). An ecological index of similarity was drawn as the main analysis. The distribution of surnames was also used to determine the diversity of municipality populations by using another ecological index. Two municipalities have a high percentage of Genoese surnames and this element reflects a specific history and cul…
Distribution of surnames and linguistic-cultural identities of the Slovenian and German minorities of northeastern Italy
In this study we have compared the structure of surnames of Slovenian and German (Carinthian) minorities of northeastern Italy with other municipalities of the neighbourhood. The analysis has been carried out by using estimates of the similarities between populations and the topological representation obtained by them, as well as the spatial autocorrelation. On the whole, this research shows some distinctions which depend on the territorial geogr…
Geography of surnames in the Azores
In order to obtain a better understanding of the genetic structure of the Azorean population, a specificity and spatial distribution analysis was performed, based on 2,454 different surnames present in the Azorean telephone directory (2002). We considered as specific surnames those with an absolute frequency ratio equal to or higher than 50%. The results revealed 51 specific surnames in the whole archipelago. The smallest island presents the only…
Surname distributions and linguistic-cultural identities in the Alto Adige-Südtirol Area
In this survey we have carried out a comparison of the surname structures of the municipal populations living in the Alto Adige-Südtirol area, an Italian Alpine sub-region with a high number of German-speaking inhabitants. These analyses have been conducted by means of indeces of similarity among populations and the topological representations deriving from these; in addition, the concept of spatial autocorrelation has been applied to a certain n…
Surnames as Alleles
The present paper seeks to analyse the spatial distribution of surnames in the province of Belluno in the Italian Alps, and describes the internal mobility of the population taking into consideration one of the most important and ancient roads in the area. The study is based on the analysis of the similarity of the frequencies of some autochthonous surnames depending on their geographical distance apart. The population considered turned out to be…
Similarities in the Surnames of Island and Continental Populations of the North-Western Mediterranean Area
This paper compares the structures of the surnames of 75 municipal populations living in six north-western Mediterranean regions. Its purpose is to unravel the relations between the local populations in Corsica and Sardinia and the links between these populations and those living in the Italian and French continental territory. On the basis of the matrix of similarity of surnames, some topological representations have been drafted showing the abo…
The Border Effect in Surname Structure
Population surname structure in northeastern Italy municipalities, in which small Slovenian-speaking groups are present, are compared with neighboring populations of both Italian and Slovenian nationality. In the early 20th century those municipalities were part of the Italian territory and underwent a massive Italianization process that led to the mutation of the original Slovenian surnames into a derived Italian form. In order to track surname …
Genetics of Population Exchange Along the Historical Portuguese–spanish Border
The present analysis compares the distribution of surnames by means of spatial autocorrelation analysis in the Spain–Portugal border region. The Spanish National Institute of Statistics provides a database of surnames of residents in the western Spanish provinces of Zamora, Salamanca, Cáceres, Badajoz and Huelva. The Spanish and Portuguese patterns of surname distribution were established according to various geographic axes. The results obtained…
Geography (12 works) · Demography (9 works) · Population (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Mathematics (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Distribution (mathematics) (4 works) · Genealogy (4 works)