Azevedo Surname
Approximately 296,590 people bear this surname
Azevedo Surname User-submission:
Azevedo is derived from the Latin word used to nominate a tree: Azevo.
Because there was a large amount of Azevo in a farm, it was called "Quinta de Azevedo". As it was originated by the name of the place where people lived, it is a topographical surname.
Read More About This SurnameAzevedo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 195,243 | 1:1,096 | 129 |
| Portugal | 37,196 | 1:280 | 49 |
| Angola | 27,607 | 1:978 | 167 |
| Mozambique | 21,629 | 1:1,260 | 311 |
| United States | 8,248 | 1:43,945 | 5,385 |
| France | 2,706 | 1:24,546 | 2,913 |
| Canada | 935 | 1:39,407 | 4,937 |
| Spain | 448 | 1:104,357 | 8,420 |
| England | 338 | 1:164,846 | 15,309 |
| South Africa | 311 | 1:174,205 | 19,257 |
| Germany | 255 | 1:315,708 | 31,833 |
| Switzerland | 249 | 1:32,984 | 4,852 |
| Venezuela | 153 | 1:197,412 | 5,403 |
| Namibia | 134 | 1:17,981 | 3,138 |
| Thailand | 108 | 1:654,059 | 109,897 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Belgium | 91 | 1:126,337 | 18,388 |
| Luxembourg | 85 | 1:6,830 | 1,029 |
| Argentina | 75 | 1:569,912 | 40,958 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 50 | 1:3,548 | 324 |
| Uruguay | 49 | 1:70,036 | 7,400 |
| Cape Verde | 40 | 1:13,241 | 468 |
| Paraguay | 37 | 1:195,588 | 3,664 |
| Andorra | 33 | 1:2,541 | 482 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Senegal | 14 | 1:1,041,382 | 3,211 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Belize | 3 | 1:118,491 | 3,439 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Azevêdo (113), Azevédo (1), Azêvedo (1) & Azévédo (1) are calculated separately.
Azevedo (15,024) may also be a first name.
Azevedo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Azevedo is derived from the Latin word used to nominate a tree: Azevo.
Because there was a large amount of Azevo in a farm, it was called "Quinta de Azevedo". As it was originated by the name of the place where people lived, it is a topographical surname.
People who write about Azevedo's family origins found that the oldest recording of the surname comes from around the XII century: Dom Pedro Mendes de Azevedo adopted the surname.
There are documents about him because he was owner of "Couto do Azevedo" and was named knight of the King of Portugal Sancho I.
One recording of the surname in Brazil of fundamental importance is Dom Inácio de Azevedo, the Jesuit missionary who take a ship to Brazil in 1570 with the intent to convert the indigenous people to the catholic religion. The group who came with him (32 Portuguese and 8 Spanish) are known as the 40 martyres. He was the leader of the expedition and died because the ship was intercepted by French Calvinists, who threw the expeditionaries to the sea. He was beatified in 1854 by the Pope Pius IX. Because of the historical fact, people believe in that the surname actually came to Brazil during the XVI century.
- gustavotranchoThe surname "de Azevedo" and variants "Azevedo" and "Acevedo" was created to mean that a person came from the region of Azevedo, in Portugal.
Azevedo was a parish in the municipality from Caminha, at Portugal, with 5.47 km ² and 158 inhabitants (2011). Density: 28.9 inhabitants / km².
It was created in 1864 or earlier. It was abolished in 2013, as part of a national administrative reform, having been aggregated to Venade parish to form a new parish called Union of Parishes of Venade and Azevedo, and with headquarters in Venade. Situated 5km from Caminha, between the slopes of Mount St. Antão, Senhora das Neves and monte Vieiro.
The North situated with Riba Anchor and Vile, the headwaters with Dem and Gondar, at south with Venade and west with Cristelo and Moledo.
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Azevedo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azevedo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azevedo (Arabic: ازيفيدو, Marathi: ऍझवेडो) is found most in Brazil. It may also occur as: Azevêdo, Azevédo, Azêvedo or Azévédo. Click here for other possible spellings of Azevedo.
How Common Is The Last Name Azevedo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,843rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,571 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Azevedo are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 66 percent are found in Luso-South America. Azevedo is also the 46,334th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 15,024 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 195,243 people, or 1 in 1,096. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 16 percent live and Bahia, where 8 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname exists in 98 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 13 percent live and Angola, where 9 percent live.
Azevedo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Azevedo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Azevedo surname expanded 117,829 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 16,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Azevedo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Azevedo last name are 42.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.17% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Azevedo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.26% less than the national average, earning 255,198 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.6% more than the national average, earning R 452,928 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $54,070 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azevedo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azevedo in the Marathi language | ||
| ऍझवेडो | ejhavedo | - |
| Azevedo in the Arabic language | ||
| ازيفيدو | azyfydw | - |
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Azevedo Reference & Research
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Acevedo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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