Fernandes de Sousa Surname
Approximately 2,425 people bear this surname
Fernandes de Sousa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,301 | 1:93,035 | 3,511 |
| France | 81 | 1:820,034 | 98,127 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 24 | 1:7,393 | 515 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fernandes de Sousa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fernandes de Sousa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fernandes de Sousa is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Fernandes de Sousa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fernandes de Sousa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 176,458th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,005,174 people. The last name Fernandes de Sousa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Fernandes de Sousa live; 95 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,301 people, or 1 in 93,035. In Brazil Fernandes de Sousa is primarily found in: Maranhão, where 15 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Ceará, where 11 percent live. Not including Brazil it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernandes de Souza | 94 | 5,469 | / |
| Fernandez de Sousa | 94 | 6 | / |
| Fernandes di Sousa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes da Sousa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fernanddes de Souza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes de Souaza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes de Saouza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fernnandes de Souza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes de Souz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes de Suza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fernands de Souza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fernandez de Souza | 89 | 23 | / |
| Fernandis de Souza | 89 | 3 | / |
| Fernandes-De-Sousa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes de Assis | 83 | 277 | / |
| Fernandes Dezes | 79 | 1 | / |
| Fernandez de Assis | 78 | 3 | / |
| Fernandesdeassis | 76 | 1 | / |
| Fernandez de Zuazo | 72 | 41 | / |
| Fernandes Tassis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fernandez dos S | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fernandes de Sousa
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