da Cunha Surname

2,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Andorra

da Cunha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

da Cunha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil214,7411:997117
Angola30,9591:872143
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
France5,4541:12,1791,206
Portugal1,3781:7,560703
Uruguay9981:3,439404
Spain6401:73,0506,424
India3101:2,474,40479,283
Argentina2921:146,38212,391
England2401:232,15919,279
South Africa2271:238,66824,509
Venezuela1841:164,1534,888
Switzerland1721:47,7506,433
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Belgium1131:101,74015,454
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Cape Verde1001:5,296205
Andorra981:855138
São Tomé and Príncipe891:1,994235
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Singapore171:323,98313,856
East Timor161:75,996145
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Panama71:558,8949,437
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Swaziland41:324,550996
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: da Cuñha (3) are calculated separately.

da Cunha Last Name Facts

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

The last name da Cunha is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: da Cuñha. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name da Cunha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,084th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,707 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of da Cunha live; 82 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Luso-South America.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 214,741 people, or 1 in 997. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live. Apart from Brazil it exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 12 percent live and Mozambique, where 2 percent live.

da Cunha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of da Cunha has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the da Cunha surname expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 17,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

da Cunha Last Name Statistics demography

The amount da Cunha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 26.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,505 per year; in South Africa they earn 184.65% more than the national average, earning R 676,440 per year; in United States they earn 41.53% more than the national average, earning $61,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $55,298 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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