da Cruz Surname
Approximately 562,106 people bear this surname
da Cruz Surname User-submission:
This surname has its origins in medieval Portugal, as it can be attested by the particle da, meaning 'of the' in Portuguese. Therefore, its meaning is 'of the cross' or 'belonging to the cross [family]'. Its occurrence can be attested throughout the Portuguese diaspora as well as in former colonies of Portugal.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 464,687 | 1:461 | 59 |
| Angola | 49,298 | 1:547 | 95 |
| Mozambique | 14,832 | 1:1,838 | 442 |
| East Timor | 12,531 | 1:97 | 30 |
| Cape Verde | 7,277 | 1:73 | 19 |
| France | 4,168 | 1:15,936 | 1,701 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2,031 | 1:87 | 15 |
| Argentina | 1,687 | 1:25,337 | 2,137 |
| Portugal | 1,236 | 1:8,429 | 753 |
| Spain | 955 | 1:48,955 | 4,601 |
| Peru | 347 | 1:91,597 | 6,073 |
| South Africa | 324 | 1:167,215 | 18,644 |
| Venezuela | 282 | 1:107,107 | 3,819 |
| Netherlands | 226 | 1:74,722 | 12,660 |
| Uruguay | 204 | 1:16,822 | 1,888 |
| United States | 180 | 1:2,013,661 | 129,138 |
| England | 179 | 1:311,274 | 23,420 |
| India | 172 | 1:4,459,682 | 116,397 |
| Australia | 166 | 1:162,625 | 16,859 |
| Benin | 151 | 1:68,448 | 8,305 |
| Luxembourg | 132 | 1:4,398 | 606 |
| Switzerland | 132 | 1:62,219 | 7,689 |
| Paraguay | 113 | 1:64,042 | 1,727 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Belgium | 87 | 1:132,145 | 19,103 |
| Italy | 71 | 1:861,362 | 65,615 |
| Andorra | 70 | 1:1,198 | 204 |
| Suriname | 58 | 1:9,528 | 2,431 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Ecuador | 37 | 1:429,888 | 10,240 |
| Iceland | 32 | 1:11,878 | 1,089 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Honduras | 16 | 1:551,028 | 3,526 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
da Cruz (19) may also be a first name.
da Cruz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname has its origins in medieval Portugal, as it can be attested by the particle da, meaning 'of the' in Portuguese. Therefore, its meaning is 'of the cross' or 'belonging to the cross [family]'. Its occurrence can be attested throughout the Portuguese diaspora as well as in former colonies of Portugal.
A running anecdote surrounding this name's conception is that it was first adopted by returned crusaders who had fought for the Holy See in the east during the high middle ages. The usage of religious symbols as naming inspiration has however been attested throughout many common Portuguese family names, which raises doubt about the truthfulness of this supposed origin.
- psychedeliqueda Cruz Demographics
Average Male da Cruz Height
172.49 cm
Average Female da Cruz Height
162.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
da Cruz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name da Cruz Come From? nationality or country of origin
da Cruz occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name da Cruz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 949th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,965 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of da Cruz are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The last name da Cruz is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 464,687 people, or 1 in 461. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Bahia, where 13 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 9 percent live and Mozambique, where 3 percent live.
da Cruz Last Name Statistics demography
The amount da Cruz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.1% less than the national average, earning €10,181 per year; in Norway they earn 32.98% less than the national average, earning 231,945 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,525 per year; in South Africa they earn 153.51% more than the national average, earning R 602,436 per year; in United States they earn 57.48% more than the national average, earning $67,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $49,348 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| das Cruz | 93 | 17 | / |
| da Cruiz | 93 | 14 | / |
| da Cruzz | 93 | 4 | / |
| da Creuz | 93 | 3 | / |
| da Cruuz | 93 | 3 | / |
| da Ccruz | 93 | 3 | / |
| da Crauz | 93 | 2 | / |
| da Scruz | 93 | 2 | / |
| da Crouz | 93 | 2 | / |
| da Chruz | 93 | 1 | / |
| da Crruz | 93 | 1 | / |
| da Cruzx | 93 | 1 | / |
| da Cruzt | 93 | 1 | / |
| da Cru | 92 | 15 | / |
| da Cccruz | 88 | 1 | / |
| de Cruz | 86 | 2,048 | / |
| da Crus | 86 | 687 | / |
| Da-Cruz | 86 | 236 | / |
| do Cruz | 86 | 14 | / |
| da Crux | 86 | 5 | / |
| da Croz | 86 | 3 | / |
| di Cruz | 86 | 2 | / |
| da Xruz | 86 | 2 | / |
| da Cruc | 86 | 2 | / |
| da Kruz | 86 | 1 | / |
| da Crzu | 86 | 1 | / |
| da Crut | 86 | 1 | / |
| da Cruzová | 82 | 2 | / |
| de Cruiz | 80 | 5 | / |
| dos Cruz | 80 | 2 | / |
| da Cruis | 80 | 1 | / |
| di Crauz | 80 | 1 | / |
| de Cru | 77 | 2 | / |
| de Jscruz | 75 | 1 | / |
| De-Cruz | 71 | 24 | / |
| de Croz | 71 | 16 | / |
| de Crus | 71 | 3 | / |
| de Crux | 71 | 2 | / |
| da Crús | 71 | 1 | / |
| de Crau | 71 | 0 | / |
| de Creus | 67 | 48 | / |
| de Crouy | 67 | 14 | / |
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