Ferreira de Sa Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Ferreira de Sa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferreira de Sa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6741:317,61812,241
France231:2,887,944200,772
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ferreira de Sa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ferreira de Sa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ferreira de Sa is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ferreira de Sa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferreira de Sa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,400th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ferreira de Sa live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 674 people, or 1 in 317,618. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 17 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent are found and Bahia, where 13 percent are found. Not including Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferreira de Sa
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