Dourado Surname

10,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Dourado Surname User-submission:

Dourado is the portuguese word for 'golden'. Usually related to the South American native tribe, people with this surname can be their descendants. It's know that the name is also related to the fish Brachyplatystoma flavicans, called by the same name and inhabits the rivers around the natives' village.

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Dourado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil46,4491:4,609358
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Portugal2,6331:3,957459
India9071:845,71737,371
Spain2131:219,49314,676
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1231:452,99229,924
Argentina791:541,05639,330
Canada721:511,74443,418
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Uruguay551:62,3966,701
France391:1,703,147154,208
Angola361:749,7002,649
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

Dourado (25) may also be a first name.

Dourado Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dourado is the portuguese word for 'golden'. Usually related to the South American native tribe, people with this surname can be their descendants. It's know that the name is also related to the fish Brachyplatystoma flavicans, called by the same name and inhabits the rivers around the natives' village.

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Dourado Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dourado (Marathi: डोराडो) is most common in Brazil. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dourado click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dourado? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dourado is the 10,024th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 129,861 people. The surname Dourado occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Dourado are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Luso-South America. Dourado is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 46,449 people, or 1 in 4,609. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Bahia, where 24 percent reside, São Paulo, where 20 percent reside and Goiás, where 11 percent reside. Other than Brazil Dourado exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 9 percent reside and Portugal, where 5 percent reside.

Dourado Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dourado are 33.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Dourado earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $49,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.83% more than the national average, earning $73,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dourados93192/
Douradou9310/
Douradoo931/
Douradoa931/
Ddourado931/
Dorado9275,017/
Durado922,260/
Dourgadou881/
Dourada86240/
Duraydo86194/
Doirado86130/
Doraydo86121/
Doraido8623/
Dorados8613/
Daurado8612/
Deurado869/
Duraido867/
Dureado862/
Duorado862/
Dorrado862/
Doraado861/
Doerado861/
Doorado861/
Duradou861/
Duirado861/
Doradoux80518/
Durgadoo8043/
Douradas804/
Dutrados802/
Doureydo801/
Doureido801/
Dorada77418/
Durada77191/
Darado7735/
Dorodo775/
Durgada71429/
Durajda7196/
Dhorada7121/
Doradau7119/
Doradat7110/
Durzada719/
Dorzada718/
Doradas713/
Duraida713/
Doirada712/
Daradoi712/
Doraida712/
Dutrada712/
Doradeu711/
Dareado711/
Duradha711/
Durrada711/
Dorrodo711/
Douroda711/
Doradad711/
Deirado711/
Daradod711/
Daradoy711/
Darrado711/
Daurada711/
Dorrada710/
Daradost6732/
Durgadda6716/
Dhoradah673/
Dhuradas671/
Dhuradau671/
Dhurgada671/
Darrados671/
Duradash671/
Dhoradap671/
Dhoradat671/

Dourado Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dourado in the Marathi language
डोराडोdorado58.62
डुराडोdurado20.69
डोराडेdorade6.9
डूराडोdurado6.9
उवराडोuvarado6.9

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