Censao Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Censao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Censao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Censao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Censao is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Censao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Censao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Censao is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Censao occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Censao live; 88 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Censao is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Maranhão, where 33 percent live, Bahia, where 17 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 17 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Censsao921/
Chenshao8659/
Chensaou861/
Sensao83131/
Cencao8344/
Jensao839/
Kensao835/
Saensao77107/
Kaensao7783/
Chinsao771/
Chenzhao71322/
Saensaeo7132/
Chenchao7113/
Kenshaho711/
Sensahoo711/
Zhenshao711/
Sinsao67138/
Senjao6710/
Kenzao672/
Ginsao672/
Kinsao671/
Zenzao671/
Queensaop671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Censao
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