dos Santos Silva Surname

29,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

dos Santos Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

dos Santos Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil18,0891:11,835668
France2401:276,76142,544
Cape Verde601:8,827315
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
São Tomé and Príncipe51:35,4851,708
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Suriname11:552,6169,664

dos Santos Silva Last Name Facts

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

dos Santos Silva is most common in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname dos Santos Silva is the 29,044th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 394,326 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of dos Santos Silva reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 18,089 people, or 1 in 11,835. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent are found and Bahia, where 13 percent are found. Besides Brazil this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and Cape Verde, where 0 percent are found.

dos Santos Silva Last Name Statistics demography

dos Santos Silva earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.76% less than the national average, earning R 171,660 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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