Brandao de Sousa Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Brandao de Sousa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brandao de Sousa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1701:1,259,26143,260
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Brandão de Sousa (8) are calculated separately.

Brandao de Sousa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brandao de Sousa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Brandao de Sousa is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Brandão de Sousa. Click here for other potential spellings of Brandao de Sousa.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandao de Sousa? popularity and diffusion

Brandao de Sousa is the 1,315,412th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Brandao de Sousa live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

Brandao de Sousa is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 1,259,261. In Brazil Brandao de Sousa is most common in: Maranhão, where 21 percent reside, São Paulo, where 18 percent reside and Ceará, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside.

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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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