Alves de Sousa Surname

48,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Alves de Sousa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alves de Sousa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil10,5351:20,320972
France1711:388,43757,373
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Alves de Sousa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alves de Sousa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Alves de Sousa is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alves de Sousa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alves de Sousa is the 48,139th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 679,428 people. The last name Alves de Sousa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Alves de Sousa reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 10,535 people, or 1 in 20,320. In Brazil Alves de Sousa is most frequent in: Maranhão, where 14 percent are found, Piauí, where 14 percent are found and Ceará, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Alves de Sousa is found in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

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