dos Santos da Silva Surname

158,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

dos Santos da Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

dos Santos da Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,7321:78,3582,936
France151:4,428,181244,602
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

dos Santos da Silva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name dos Santos da Silva Come From? nationality or country of origin

dos Santos da Silva is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of dos Santos da Silva.

How Common Is The Last Name dos Santos da Silva? popularity and diffusion

The surname dos Santos da Silva is the 158,596th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,647,129 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of dos Santos da Silva reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,732 people, or 1 in 78,358. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 21 percent live, São Paulo, where 14 percent live and Maranhão, where 10 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent live and Cape Verde, where 0 percent live.

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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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