de Sales Surname

10,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

de Sales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Sales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil50,4071:4,247338
Mexico2201:564,2109,634
Philippines1281:790,92476,218
Spain591:792,40732,853
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Australia451:599,90442,958
Italy421:1,456,11280,162
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
France151:4,428,181244,602
England141:3,979,861125,553
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States91:40,273,215872,126
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

de Sales Last Name Facts

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

de Sales is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: de Sáles. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 10,976th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 142,488 people. The surname de Sales is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Sales reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name de Sales is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 50,407 people, or 1 in 4,247. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 18 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Pernambuco, where 10 percent live. Not including Brazil it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

de Sales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Sales has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the de Sales last name expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Sales Last Name Statistics demography

de Sales earn notably less less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 17.8% less than the national average, earning $18,661,000 COP 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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