Conceição Surname

4,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Conceição Surname User-submission:

Conceição : Significa 'fruto', 'concepção', 'fecundação'.

Conceição é um nome português de origem religiosa que surgiu a partir do latim conceptus , que quer dizer 'fruto' ou 'concepção'.

É um dos títulos à Virgem Maria, como Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

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Conceição Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique48,2031:566119
Brazil32,5651:6,574460
Angola22,2831:1,211216
Portugal14,0401:742131
São Tomé and Príncipe5681:31266
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
England821:679,48938,951
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Canada381:969,62173,252
France371:1,795,209158,669
East Timor251:48,637122
India241:31,961,058386,265
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Suriname191:29,0855,642
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Swaziland91:144,244719
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Macau31:200,543803
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Conceicão (7), Conceiçâo (4), Conceiçao (2), Conçeição (1), Conceicao (801) & Conceiçaõ (1) are calculated separately.

Conceição (114,377) may also be a first name.

Conceição Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Conceição : Significa 'fruto', 'concepção', 'fecundação'.

Conceição é um nome português de origem religiosa que surgiu a partir do latim conceptus , que quer dizer 'fruto' ou 'concepção'.

É um dos títulos à Virgem Maria, como Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Está relacionado com a 'imaculada concepção de Jesus Cristo', já que Maria teria nascido sem o pecado original.

É comumente utilizado como parte de um nome composto, após o nome Maria, originando Maria da conceição.

Em algumas regiões, a Conceição é utilizada como um nome de família. A sua origem como sobrenome teria surgido na região Ibérica (Portugal e Espanha), em homenagem às nascimentos que aconteciam durante o Dia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

Este nome foi trazido para o Brasil através dos colonizadores portugueses. Muitos indígenas e escravos africanos receberam este nome ao serem batizados pelos padres catequizadores.

A cor azul e o dourado são considerados núcleos da família Conceição e, consequentemente, como que também representam as pessoas que têm este nome próprio.

De acordo com o Censo Demográfico 2010, eram mais de 100 mil as suas portadoras. A gênio do nome foi alcançada na década de 60.

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It is a Portuguese surname, which means 'conception'. It is related with the Christian idea of the Immaculated Conception. It is mostly present in Brazil, São Tomé, Principe and Angola.

It might be also given as a female forename.

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Conceição Last Name Facts

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

The surname Conceição is found in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Conceicão, Conceiçâo, Conceiçao, Conçeição, Conceicao or Conceiçaõ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Conceição? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,768th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 61,604 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Conceição live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 9,001st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 114,377 people.

It is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is borne by 48,203 people, or 1 in 566. Beside Mozambique this last name is found in 73 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 28 percent are found and Angola, where 19 percent are found.

Conceição Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Conceição has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Conceição last name rose 14,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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