da Sousa Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

da Sousa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

da Sousa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Angola361:749,7002,649
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

da Sousa Last Name Facts

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

da Sousa is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name da Sousa is the 1,044,719th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of da Sousa live; 66 percent live in South America and 65 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 1,381,125. In Brazil da Sousa is most prevalent in: Maranhão, where 21 percent are found, Ceará, where 14 percent are found and São Paulo, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Brazil da Sousa is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

da Sousa Last Name Statistics demography

da Sousa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 168.94% more than the national average, earning R 639,096 per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to da Sousa
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