Coelho Surname

984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Coelho Surname Definition:

“Rabbit” in Portuguese.

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Coelho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil373,2591:57477
Portugal53,8591:19332
Angola47,9171:56399
Mozambique35,8431:761170
United States6,9781:51,9436,255
France6,1881:10,7341,053
India2,7651:277,42015,791
Canada1,4271:25,8203,469
Argentina1,0501:40,7083,413
England1,0121:55,0576,692
Spain9271:50,4344,723
Venezuela8711:34,6772,006
Uruguay7351:4,669533
South Africa7151:75,7739,417
Australia6781:39,8175,155
Oman4411:8,3631,163
São Tomé and Príncipe4341:40982
Switzerland3731:22,0193,508
Cape Verde3601:1,471106
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Bahrain2641:5,108938
Belgium1731:66,45510,647
Germany1711:470,79241,127
Peru1711:185,8728,911
Luxembourg1441:4,032552
Thailand1371:515,60889,652
Suriname1151:4,8051,070
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Andorra901:932149
Paraguay901:80,4082,006
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Chile511:345,4219,676
Namibia511:47,2435,945
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Ireland421:112,1185,755
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Wales341:91,0167,411
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
Gibraltar291:1,171268
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Israel241:356,56829,419
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Norway181:285,68329,080
Bermuda171:3,840587
East Timor161:75,996145
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Congo151:332,6069,246
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Guyana141:54,4444,775
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Panama101:391,2268,067
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
China81:170,915,1968,932
Macau81:75,204441
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Coêlho (157), Coëlho (4) & Coélho (2) are calculated separately.

Coelho (458) may also be a first name.

Coelho Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Rabbit” in Portuguese.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Coelho means 'rabbit' in Portuguese and this is thought to be a descriptive name.

- mfariacastro

Coelho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coelho (Marathi: कोयेलो) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Coêlho, Coëlho or Coélho. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coelho? popularity and diffusion

Coelho is the 984th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,529 people. The surname Coelho occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Coelho are found; 70 percent are found in South America and 69 percent are found in Luso-South America. Coelho is also the 398,932nd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 458 people.

The surname Coelho is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 373,259 people, or 1 in 574. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 15 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name exists in 114 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 10 percent live and Angola, where 9 percent live.

Coelho Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coelho has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Coelho last name rose 58,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coelho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Coelho are 43.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coelho earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.21% less than the national average, earning €14,651 per year; in Norway they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning 385,833 kr per year; in Peru they earn 48.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,904 per year; in South Africa they earn 108.66% more than the national average, earning R 495,864 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.83% more than the national average, earning $30,156,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.95% more than the national average, earning $47,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $54,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coêlho94157/
Coëlho944/
Coélho942/
Coellho9238/
Coelhos9227/
Choelho929/
Coelhho926/
Cohelho926/
Couelho925/
Ccoelho924/
Coelhoo924/
Cooelho922/
Coelhoa921/
Ċcoelho921/
Tcoelho921/
Dcoelho921/
Coelo91166/
Colho9162/
Coello8358,310/
Cohelo83214/
Coelha83136/
Coehlo83134/
Koelho8353/
Coelio836/
Caelho836/
Cowelo834/
Coilho833/
Coelgo833/
Coulho832/
Choelo831/
Coylho831/
Coeloo831/
Soelho831/
Coyelo831/
Couelo831/
Collho830/
Colo809,354/
Cohello77271/
Coelhas7756/
Ccoello7723/
Coellos778/
Couello778/
Coelllo773/
Coellio772/
Kohelho771/
Koyelho771/
Cuellho771/
Coêlhoo771/
Kouelho771/
Coehllo771/
Coleheo771/
Coelloo771/
Collo733,022/
Colio732,437/
Coloa73411/
Cuelo73338/
Coloj73202/
Colou73165/
Colah73109/
Coloy7389/
Kolho7383/
Qoelo7373/
Coela7372/
Kelho7360/
Colha7345/
Gcolo7343/
Koelo7339/
Coylo7335/
Soelo7332/
Joelo7329/
Coloň7329/
Caelo7311/
Zoelo739/
Coulo739/
Coloi737/
Coilo736/
Coloș734/
Coloo733/
Coolo731/
Cohlo731/
Ccolo731/
Ckolo731/
Coucello7148/
Cousello712/
Coulhoud711/
Choelgoo711/
Coggello710/
Cuello6792,673/
Collio672,717/
Coulot67818/
Cajolo67812/
Cajelo67796/
Coulou67759/
Kowelo67563/
Coillo67284/
Caiolo67150/
Coyllo67140/
Colloy67106/
Kouelo6792/
Cahelo6778/
Cojolo6767/
Coilot6754/
Colloi6746/
Cayolo6745/
Cooloo6743/
Coella6738/
Coolio6737/
Collou6731/
Cailho6728/
Koilho6720/
Koyelo6718/
Caello6714/
Koelou6714/
Chaelo6713/
Sohelo6711/
Coulos679/
Koello679/
Collah678/
Gioelo678/
Cauelo676/
Soello676/
Koelio675/
Kohelo675/
Caielo675/
Ccollo675/
Joeloo675/
Coyolo674/
Cuelio674/
Colloo674/
Kuelho673/
Cueloo672/
Coelia672/
Cohela672/
Coialo672/
Cuelha672/
Caoilo672/
Caelio672/
Koylho671/
Cawelo671/
Coihlo671/
Coilio671/
Cojela671/
Coulio671/
Zoeloy671/
Couslo671/
Joello671/
Zohelo671/
Soelio671/
Cayelo671/
Couloh671/
Coéllo671/
Coohlo671/
Colioa671/
Colloa671/
Colțoi671/
Scoela671/
Soelyo671/
Caeloo671/
Kolhoi671/
Couloy670/
Coolou670/
Coelat670/
Colloh670/
Kelhoh670/
Cuilho670/

Coelho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Coelho in the Marathi language
कोयेलोkoyelo31.75
कोएलोko'elo19.05
कोहेलोkohelo15.87
कोलहोkolaho12.7
केलहोkelaho12.7
कोयेळोkoyelo4.76
कोएहोko'eho3.17

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Coelho Reference & Research

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