Bastos Surname
Approximately 227,267 people bear this surname
Bastos Surname User-submission:
This surname has a topographic origin. It's related to the Portuguese river Bastoand its basin, a region known as 'Terras de Basto' (Lands of Basto) in the North of Portugal. Several towns include this toponym in its compound names.
The last 's' means descendent of.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 147,738 | 1:1,449 | 164 |
| Angola | 31,748 | 1:850 | 140 |
| Portugal | 17,399 | 1:599 | 102 |
| Mozambique | 16,686 | 1:1,634 | 386 |
| Colombia | 3,707 | 1:12,888 | 1,222 |
| Spain | 1,883 | 1:24,828 | 2,618 |
| Venezuela | 1,348 | 1:22,407 | 1,570 |
| Costa Rica | 1,144 | 1:4,178 | 368 |
| France | 1,111 | 1:59,786 | 8,049 |
| United States | 1,078 | 1:336,233 | 30,343 |
| Argentina | 715 | 1:59,781 | 5,091 |
| Uruguay | 521 | 1:6,587 | 731 |
| Peru | 290 | 1:109,600 | 6,713 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| Mexico | 171 | 1:725,884 | 11,032 |
| England | 160 | 1:348,238 | 25,208 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 131 | 1:1,354 | 187 |
| Paraguay | 120 | 1:60,306 | 1,649 |
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Chile | 91 | 1:193,588 | 6,209 |
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Switzerland | 64 | 1:128,327 | 12,782 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1:96,757 | 6,198 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Bástos (1) are calculated separately.
Bastos (2,961) may also be a first name.
Bastos Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname has a topographic origin. It's related to the Portuguese river Bastoand its basin, a region known as 'Terras de Basto' (Lands of Basto) in the North of Portugal. Several towns include this toponym in its compound names.
The last 's' means descendent of. Like 'Henriques' (Son of Henrique).
- manuelbastosBastos Demographics
Average Bastos Salary in
United States
$47,189 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bastos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bastos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bastos (Arabic: باستوس, Marathi: तोस, Russian: Бастос) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bástos. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bastos? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,426th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,066 people. The last name Bastos occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Bastos live; 68 percent live in South America and 65 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 133,199th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,961 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 147,738 people, or 1 in 1,449. In Brazil Bastos is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 18 percent live, São Paulo, where 17 percent live and Bahia, where 15 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in 102 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 14 percent live and Portugal, where 8 percent live.
Bastos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bastos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bastos last name expanded 21,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bastos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bastos last name are 43.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.99% registered with the political party.
The amount Bastos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,352 per year; in South Africa they earn 124.16% more than the national average, earning R 532,680 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.94% less than the national average, earning $19,537,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning $47,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,014 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bastos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bastos in the Marathi language | ||
| तोस | tosa | 80 |
| टोस | tosa | 20 |
| Bastos in the Russian language | ||
| Бастос | bastos | - |
| Bastos in the Arabic language | ||
| باستوس | bastws | - |
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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
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