Gil dos Santos Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Gil dos Santos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gil dos Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2431:880,96431,711
Cape Verde131:40,7421,508
France131:5,109,440259,941
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gil dos Santos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gil dos Santos is found most in Brazil. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 961,438th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Gil dos Santos occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gil dos Santos are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 90 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Gil dos Santos is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 880,964. In Brazil Gil dos Santos is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live. Besides Brazil Gil dos Santos occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 5 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilo dos Santos9710/
Gili dos Santos971/
Gilla dos Santos931/
Gielow dos Santos901/
Gelli dos Santos871/
Gellu dos Santos871/
Gyulia dos Santos841/

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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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