de Sao Surname

152,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

de Sao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Sao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,8211:75,8862,842
France501:1,328,454133,611
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

de Sao Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Sao is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of de Sao.

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

This surname is the 152,702nd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,529,520 people. de Sao is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of de Sao are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname de Sao is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 2,821 people, or 1 in 75,886. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 42 percent live, Bahia, where 18 percent live and São Paulo, where 17 percent live. Aside from Brazil it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

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de Jao831/
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de Zhao771/
de Souaa717/
de Souas714/
de Seijo713/
de Souaz713/
de Saaia711/
de Joa675/
di Cao673/
de Seijas672/
da Soa672/
de Giagio671/
da Zao671/
de Coa671/
da Cao671/
da Chao629/
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de Zoua621/
da Suia621/
da Zhao621/
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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 Sao
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