do Céu Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

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

do Céu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

do Céu 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
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
São Tomé and Príncipe591:3,007306
Cape Verde301:17,655660
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: do Ceu (3,938), do Cêu (1) & do Ceú (4) are calculated separately.

do Céu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name do Céu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name do Céu occurs in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: do Ceu, do Cêu or do Ceú. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name do Céu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,095,216th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. do Céu is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of do Céu live; 55 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent live in Iberian Europe.

do Céu is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 84,701. Outside of Portugal do Céu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 26 percent live and Cape Verde, where 13 percent live.

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
do Ceu943,938/
do Cêu941/
do Ceú894/
Dociu731,114/
Doucé7359/
Doceu7312/
do Zé735/
Ducéu731/
Doiciu67280/
do Ceo67275/
de Ceu679/
do Seu676/
da Ceu673/
de Céa672/
Do-Ceu671/
do Ceó671/
Do-Kyu5019/
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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 do Céu
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