Amaraes Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Amaraes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amaraes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1731:1,237,42442,571
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Amarães (1) are calculated separately.

Amaraes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amaraes is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also be rendered as: Amarães. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaraes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amaraes is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Amaraes are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Amaraes is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 1,237,424. In Brazil Amaraes is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 36 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 28 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 6 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amaraes
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