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).
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Bastos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bastos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bastos (Arabic: باستوس, Marathi: तोस, Russian: Бастос) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bástos. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bastos.
How Common Is The Last Name Bastos? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,426th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 32,066 people. The surname Bastos is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Bastos reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 65 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 133,199th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 2,961 people.
The surname Bastos is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 147,738 people, or 1 in 1,449. In Brazil Bastos is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 18 percent reside, São Paulo, where 17 percent reside and Bahia, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Bastos occurs in 102 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 14 percent reside and Portugal, where 8 percent reside.
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 surname expanded 21,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bastos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bastos surname are 43.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.99% registered with the 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
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