dos Santos Sousa Surname

177,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,405 people bear this surname

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

dos Santos Sousa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

dos Santos Sousa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,3231:92,1543,468
France391:1,703,147154,208
São Tomé and Príncipe201:8,871586
Cape Verde121:44,1371,620
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

dos Santos Sousa Last Name Facts

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

dos Santos Sousa is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 177,769th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,030,165 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of dos Santos Sousa live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname dos Santos Sousa is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,323 people, or 1 in 92,154. In Brazil dos Santos Sousa is mostly found in: Maranhão, where 25 percent live, São Paulo, where 13 percent live and Piauí, where 11 percent live. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 1 percent live.

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Footnotes

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