Abrantes Surname

11,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Abrantes Surname User-submission:

Arantes is a surname of Portuguese origin, derived from Abrantes, another surname and the name of a major city in Eastern Portugal.

Abrantes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil12,5701:17,031852
Mozambique11,7421:2,322570
Angola10,4511:2,582424
Portugal8,8701:1,175191
Philippines2,4211:41,8176,604
France8371:79,35811,195
United States7531:481,35340,751
Argentina1701:251,43220,361
Venezuela1261:239,7156,057
Spain1131:413,73522,335
Cuba1061:108,7053,127
England721:773,86242,299
Canada671:549,93446,038
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
East Timor251:48,637122
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Wales101:309,45316,869
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Macau11:601,6301,582
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: Abrantès (3) are calculated separately.

Abrantes (1,971) may also be a first name.

Abrantes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Arantes is a surname of Portuguese origin, derived from Abrantes, another surname and the name of a major city in Eastern Portugal.

- mfariacastro

Abrantes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abrantes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abrantes (Russian: Абрантес) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur as: Abrantès. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abrantes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,567th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 149,946 people. Abrantes occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Abrantes are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Abrantes is also the 170,539th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 1,971 people.

Abrantes is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 12,570 people, or 1 in 17,031. In Brazil Abrantes is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 23 percent are found, Paraíba, where 18 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 24 percent are found and Angola, where 22 percent are found.

Abrantes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abrantes surname are 40.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Abrantes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.69% more than the national average, earning R 529,188 per year; in United States they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $49,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $54,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abrantes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abrantes in the Russian language
Абрантесabrantes-

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