Cape Verde Genealogical Records
Cape Verde Death & Burial Records
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Newspapers Covering Cape Verde
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Cape Verde Directories & Gazetteers
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Cape Verde Cemeteries
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Cape Verde Histories & Books
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Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cape Verde
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Cape Verde Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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Cape Verde Maps
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Historical Description
A prosperous colony off the West Coast of Africa, saving an area of 1,475 square miles and a population over 150,000. Its imports are included in those of Portuguese West Africa. See above.
Most Common Surnames in Cape Verde
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lopes | 29,007 | 1:18 | |
| 2 | Gomes | 23,353 | 1:23 | |
| 3 | Mendes | 20,332 | 1:26 | |
| 4 | Tavares | 17,937 | 1:30 | |
| 5 | Monteiro | 15,741 | 1:34 | |
| 6 | dos Santos | 14,332 | 1:37 | |
| 7 | Silva | 11,205 | 1:47 | |
| 8 | Pereira | 9,551 | 1:55 | |
| 9 | Semedo | 9,536 | 1:56 | |
| 10 | Fernandes | 9,206 | 1:58 | |
| 11 | Ramos | 8,896 | 1:60 | |
| 12 | Rodrigues | 8,784 | 1:60 | |
| 13 | Delgado | 8,319 | 1:64 | |
| 14 | Fortes | 8,059 | 1:66 | |
| 15 | Correia | 7,899 | 1:67 | |
| 16 | Andrade | 7,579 | 1:70 | |
| 17 | Varela | 7,463 | 1:71 | |
| 18 | Lima | 7,447 | 1:71 | |
| 19 | da Cruz | 7,277 | 1:73 | |
| 20 | Gonçalves | 6,852 | 1:77 | |
| 21 | de Pina | 6,454 | 1:82 | |
| 22 | Soares | 6,250 | 1:85 | |
| 23 | Moreira | 5,878 | 1:90 | |
| 24 | Dias | 5,839 | 1:91 | |
| 24 | Rocha | 5,839 | 1:91 | |
| 26 | Borges | 5,617 | 1:94 | |
| 27 | Sanches | 5,356 | 1:99 | |
| 28 | Vieira | 5,282 | 1:100 | |
| 29 | Santos | 5,256 | 1:101 | |
| 30 | da Luz | 4,881 | 1:109 | |
| 31 | Pires | 4,738 | 1:112 | |
| 32 | Alves | 4,663 | 1:114 | |
| 33 | Vaz | 4,562 | 1:116 | |
| 34 | Almeida | 4,426 | 1:120 | |
| 34 | da Veiga | 4,426 | 1:120 | |
| 36 | dos Reis | 4,334 | 1:122 | |
| 37 | Cardoso | 3,900 | 1:136 | |
| 38 | Duarte | 3,828 | 1:138 | |
| 39 | Cabral | 3,803 | 1:139 | |
| 40 | Neves | 3,759 | 1:141 | |
| 41 | Furtado | 3,733 | 1:142 | |
| 42 | Brito | 3,623 | 1:146 | |
| 43 | Martins | 3,592 | 1:147 | |
| 44 | da Silva | 3,343 | 1:158 | |
| 45 | do Rosário | 3,330 | 1:159 | |
| 46 | Barbosa | 2,970 | 1:178 | |
| 47 | Sousa | 2,859 | 1:185 | |
| 48 | Moreno | 2,816 | 1:188 | |
| 49 | Fonseca | 2,765 | 1:192 | |
| 50 | Teixeira | 2,723 | 1:195 | |
| 51 | Nascimento | 2,695 | 1:197 | |
| 52 | Ferreira | 2,640 | 1:201 | |
| 53 | Oliveira | 2,639 | 1:201 | |
| 54 | Ribeiro | 2,422 | 1:219 | |
| 55 | de Brito | 2,250 | 1:235 | |
| 56 | da Graça | 2,087 | 1:254 | |
| 57 | Barros | 2,024 | 1:262 | |
| 58 | Baptista | 1,938 | 1:273 | |
| 59 | de Barros | 1,797 | 1:295 | |
| 60 | Pina | 1,747 | 1:303 | |
| 61 | da Costa | 1,735 | 1:305 | |
| 62 | de Andrade | 1,712 | 1:309 | |
| 63 | Freire | 1,701 | 1:311 | |
| 64 | Carvalho | 1,525 | 1:347 | |
| 65 | Garcia | 1,515 | 1:350 | |
| 66 | Miranda | 1,495 | 1:354 | |
| 67 | Évora | 1,489 | 1:356 | |
| 68 | Costa | 1,433 | 1:370 | |
| 69 | Pinto | 1,432 | 1:370 | |
| 70 | Morais | 1,307 | 1:405 | |
| 71 | Nunes | 1,282 | 1:413 | |
| 72 | Medina | 1,271 | 1:417 | |
| 73 | da Conceição | 1,136 | 1:466 | |
| 74 | de Oliveira | 1,046 | 1:506 | |
| 75 | Landim | 1,001 | 1:529 | |
| 76 | de Carvalho | 876 | 1:605 | |
| 77 | Moniz | 867 | 1:611 | |
| 78 | Conceio | 861 | 1:615 | |
| 79 | Mendonça | 796 | 1:665 | |
| 80 | Livramento | 747 | 1:709 | |
| 81 | da Moura | 728 | 1:728 | |
| 82 | Mota | 709 | 1:747 | |
| 83 | Barreto | 696 | 1:761 | |
| 84 | Centeio | 676 | 1:783 | |
| 85 | Horta | 668 | 1:793 | |
| 86 | da Rosa | 651 | 1:814 | |
| 87 | Veiga | 634 | 1:835 | |
| 88 | Leal | 623 | 1:850 | |
| 89 | Sequeira | 583 | 1:908 | |
| 90 | Chantre | 571 | 1:928 | |
| 91 | Baessa | 568 | 1:932 | |
| 92 | Cruz | 563 | 1:941 | |
| 93 | Araújo | 546 | 1:970 | |
| 94 | de Sousa | 529 | 1:1,001 | |
| 95 | Afonso | 510 | 1:1,039 | |
| 95 | Domingos | 510 | 1:1,039 | |
| 97 | Robalo | 491 | 1:1,079 | |
| 98 | Marques | 471 | 1:1,125 | |
| 99 | de Almeida | 429 | 1:1,235 | |
| 99 | Lobo | 429 | 1:1,235 | |
| 101 | do Livramento | 428 | 1:1,237 | |
| 101 | do Nascimento | 428 | 1:1,237 | |
| 103 | Montrond | 408 | 1:1,298 | |
| 104 | Antunes | 402 | 1:1,318 | |
| 105 | de Melo | 366 | 1:1,447 | |
| 106 | Coelho | 360 | 1:1,471 | |
| 107 | Melo | 341 | 1:1,553 | |
| 108 | Faria | 312 | 1:1,698 | |
| 109 | da Conceição Lopes | 304 | 1:1,742 | |
| 110 | Mascarenhas | 301 | 1:1,760 | |
| 111 | da Lomba | 296 | 1:1,789 | |
| 111 | Fontes | 296 | 1:1,789 | |
| 113 | Freitas | 294 | 1:1,802 | |
| 114 | Leite | 261 | 1:2,029 | |
| 115 | Jesus | 257 | 1:2,061 | |
| 116 | Lopes Tavares | 252 | 1:2,102 | |
| 117 | da Rocha | 243 | 1:2,180 | |
| 117 | do Rosario | 243 | 1:2,180 | |
| 119 | Veríssimo | 239 | 1:2,216 | |
| 120 | Timas | 237 | 1:2,235 | |
| 121 | Gomes de Pina | 236 | 1:2,244 | |
| 122 | Tomar | 233 | 1:2,273 | |
| 123 | Bento | 231 | 1:2,293 | |
| 123 | do Carmo | 231 | 1:2,293 | |
| 125 | de Deus | 217 | 1:2,441 | |
| 125 | Gomes Lopes | 217 | 1:2,441 | |
| 125 | Mendes Tavares | 217 | 1:2,441 | |
| 128 | Pinheiro | 211 | 1:2,510 | |
| 129 | Resende | 208 | 1:2,546 | |
| 130 | da Fonseca | 205 | 1:2,584 | |
| 131 | Matias | 197 | 1:2,689 | |
| 132 | Piedade | 196 | 1:2,702 | |
| 133 | Das Dores | 195 | 1:2,716 | |
| 134 | Ledo | 190 | 1:2,788 | |
| 135 | Almada | 186 | 1:2,848 | |
| 135 | Assunção | 186 | 1:2,848 | |
| 137 | dos Anjos | 185 | 1:2,863 | |
| 138 | Ascenção | 180 | 1:2,942 | |
| 139 | Nobre | 176 | 1:3,009 | |
| 140 | Diniz | 174 | 1:3,044 | |
| 141 | Batista | 172 | 1:3,079 | |
| 142 | Coronel | 169 | 1:3,134 | |
| 143 | da Conceição Tavares | 167 | 1:3,172 | |
| 143 | Sábado | 167 | 1:3,172 | |
| 145 | Mendes Lopes | 166 | 1:3,191 | |
| 146 | Reis | 165 | 1:3,210 | |
| 147 | Maocha | 159 | 1:3,331 | |
| 147 | Santiago | 159 | 1:3,331 | |
| 149 | da Conceição Gomes | 157 | 1:3,374 | |
| 150 | da Fátima | 156 | 1:3,395 | |
| 150 | Spínola | 156 | 1:3,395 | |
| 152 | Lopes Correia | 154 | 1:3,439 | |
| 152 | Santana | 154 | 1:3,439 | |
| 154 | Brandão | 152 | 1:3,484 | |
| 155 | Tavares Lopes | 150 | 1:3,531 | |
| 156 | Aleixo | 149 | 1:3,555 | |
| 156 | da Luz Gomes | 149 | 1:3,555 | |
| 158 | da Conceição Mendes | 146 | 1:3,628 | |
| 158 | Sena | 146 | 1:3,628 | |
| 160 | Ramalho | 144 | 1:3,678 | |
| 161 | Amador | 142 | 1:3,730 | |
| 161 | Lourenço | 142 | 1:3,730 | |
| 163 | Spencer | 141 | 1:3,756 | |
| 164 | da Luz Lopes | 140 | 1:3,783 | |
| 164 | Souto | 140 | 1:3,783 | |
| 166 | Barradas | 139 | 1:3,810 | |
| 167 | dos Reis Borges | 138 | 1:3,838 | |
| 167 | Evangelista | 138 | 1:3,838 | |
| 167 | Gomes Tavares | 138 | 1:3,838 | |
| 170 | Boaventura | 137 | 1:3,866 | |
| 171 | Agues | 135 | 1:3,923 | |
| 171 | Spinola | 135 | 1:3,923 | |
| 173 | Tavares Mendes | 131 | 1:4,043 | |
| 174 | da Luz Mendes | 130 | 1:4,074 | |
| 175 | Batalha | 129 | 1:4,106 | |
| 176 | Evora | 126 | 1:4,204 | |
| 177 | Inocêncio | 125 | 1:4,237 | |
| 178 | Estrela | 124 | 1:4,271 | |
| 179 | Ortet | 123 | 1:4,306 | |
| 180 | Quebra | 122 | 1:4,341 | |
| 180 | Torres | 122 | 1:4,341 | |
| 182 | Alfama | 121 | 1:4,377 | |
| 182 | Barbosa Vicente | 121 | 1:4,377 | |
| 184 | da Conceição Semedo | 120 | 1:4,414 | |
| 185 | de Jesus | 118 | 1:4,488 | |
| 186 | Galvão | 116 | 1:4,566 | |
| 186 | Mendes Furtado | 116 | 1:4,566 | |
| 186 | Silveira | 116 | 1:4,566 | |
| 189 | Afonseca | 115 | 1:4,606 | |
| 189 | Lopes Mendes | 115 | 1:4,606 | |
| 191 | Lopes Gomes | 114 | 1:4,646 | |
| 192 | Lopes Monteiro | 113 | 1:4,687 | |
| 193 | de Sena | 111 | 1:4,772 | |
| 193 | do Canto | 111 | 1:4,772 | |
| 195 | Nicolau | 110 | 1:4,815 | |
| 196 | Lopes da Silva | 109 | 1:4,859 | |
| 196 | Mendes Semedo | 109 | 1:4,859 | |
| 198 | Anes | 108 | 1:4,904 | |
| 199 | Bandeira | 107 | 1:4,950 | |
| 199 | Fernandes Lopes | 107 | 1:4,950 | |
| 199 | Gomes Mendes | 107 | 1:4,950 | |