Barros Silva Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Barros Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barros Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7021:304,94911,757
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Barros Silva Last Name Facts

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

Barros Silva is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barros Silva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 472,211th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Barros Silva live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

Barros Silva is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 702 people, or 1 in 304,949. In Brazil Barros Silva is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Pernambuco, where 11 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cape Verde, where 1 percent live and Chile, where 0 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
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