Assuncao Surname

8,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Assuncao Surname User-submission:

The Assuncao surname means 'to accent', 'to be received by God'.

Assuncao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil62,8491:3,406295
Portugal9911:10,513898
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
France2091:317,81248,279
Canada791:466,40040,200
England591:944,37447,923
Angola361:749,7002,649
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
India111:69,733,217610,955
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Panama41:978,06412,245
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Macau21:300,8151,009
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

The alternate forms: Assunçâo (3) & Assunçào (1) are calculated separately.

Assuncao (2,904) may also be a first name.

Assuncao Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Assuncao surname means 'to accent', 'to be received by God'.

- bigdragon

Assuncao Last Name Facts

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

Assuncao is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Assunçâo or Assunçào. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Assuncao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,781st most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 112,786 people. Assuncao occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Assuncao live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 134,790th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,904 people.

Assuncao is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 62,849 people, or 1 in 3,406. In Brazil Assuncao is most numerous in: Pará, where 16 percent are found, São Paulo, where 13 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Assuncao is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Assuncao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Assuncao last name are 19.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Assuncao earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning R 205,656 per year; in United States they earn 15.83% more than the national average, earning $49,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.71% more than the national average, earning $61,464 CAD per year.

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