Arcanjo Surname

11,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Arcanjo Surname User-submission:

Arcanjo means 'archangel' in Portuguese, an angel of high rank.

The name is fairly common in Brazil's northeast due to the tradition of landlords from that area of giving the family's surname to their slaves.

It's a Catholic name, probably assumed from the Church by an ex-Jewish family in the late 1500s.

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Arcanjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil40,8531:5,240389
Angola7,8881:3,422516
Portugal6891:15,1211,147
France281:2,372,240182,981
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Cape Verde81:66,2052,334
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Arcânjo (5) are calculated separately.

Arcanjo (9,101) may also be a first name.

Arcanjo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Arcanjo means 'archangel' in Portuguese, an angel of high rank.

The name is fairly common in Brazil's northeast due to the tradition of landlords from that area of giving the family's surname to their slaves.

It's a Catholic name, probably assumed from the Church by an ex-Jewish family in the late 1500s.

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Arcanjo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arcanjo has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Arcânjo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arcanjo? popularity and diffusion

Arcanjo is the 11,337th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 146,977 people. The surname Arcanjo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Arcanjo live; 82 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Luso-South America. Arcanjo is also the 65,211th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 9,101 people.

The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 40,853 people, or 1 in 5,240. In Brazil Arcanjo is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 19 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Bahia, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Arcanjo is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 16 percent are found and Portugal, where 1 percent are found.

Arcanjo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Arcanjo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.9% more than the national average, earning R 358,584 per year and in United States they earn 50.75% less than the national average, earning $21,250 USD per year.

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