do Mar Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Monaco

do Mar Surname User-submission:

The surname Do Mar means 'of the sea' in Portuguese.

do Mar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5621:380,91514,557
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

do Mar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Do Mar means 'of the sea' in Portuguese.

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do Mar Last Name Facts

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

do Mar has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name do Mar is the 534,162nd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of do Mar are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 562 people, or 1 in 380,915. In Brazil do Mar is mostly found in: Pará, where 86 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 3 percent are found and São Paulo, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 5 percent are found and Mozambique, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
dos Mar921/
da Mar832/
do Mor831/
da Mare771/
da Marth711/
das Matr711/
das Mahar6713/
da More626/
da Mour621/
das More571/

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