de Deus Surname

9,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,191 people bear this surname

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

de Deus Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese surname, meaning 'of God', a religious surname often given to African slaves and Native Americans by Portuguese colonizers.

de Deus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil57,2511:3,739316
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
São Tomé and Príncipe2931:606113
Portugal2171:48,0102,732
Cape Verde2171:2,441125
France1311:507,04470,604
Spain821:570,14727,179
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
India181:42,614,743461,117
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
East Timor91:135,103179
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

de Deus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese surname, meaning 'of God', a religious surname often given to African slaves and Native Americans by Portuguese colonizers.

- wandrericardo

de Deus Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Deus is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Deus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,401st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 121,074 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of de Deus reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 57,251 people, or 1 in 3,739. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 18 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Bahia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Brazil it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 3 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 0 percent live.

de Deus Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Deus earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $51,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Dus922/
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de Does86192/
de Deuz8647/
de Dues8610/
di Deus866/
de Deas864/
de Deua861/
da Deus861/
de Dees861/
de Deutsch821/
de Deise801/
de Das771,665/
de Dea77372/
de Die7775/
de Dos7723/
de Dou7715/
de Dut775/
de Dey774/
de Dee773/
de Duh771/
de Dau771/
de Dei771/
de Duc771/
des Desse751/
de Dios7143,208/
de Diez717/
de Hdez715/
de Dace714/
de Dois713/
de Duyo712/
de Dash711/
de Doey711/
de Deia711/
de Dase711/
de Daye711/
des Dey711/
de Dutt711/
De Dast711/
de Dauwe676/
de Dhuya673/
de Ddios672/

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