de Janeiro Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

de Janeiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Janeiro Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: de Janéiro (1) are calculated separately.

de Janeiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Janeiro is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: de Janéiro. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name de Janeiro is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of de Janeiro live; 47 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil de Janeiro is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 67 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent are found and São Paulo, where 17 percent are found. Beside Brazil de Janeiro is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Janéiro971/
de Janero952/
De-Janeiro902/
de Janira847/
de Djanira802/
de Yanira741/
de Zanira741/
da Tjanera701/
da Sanhira6011/
da Canara531/
da Sanhara501/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Janeiro
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