Girão Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Girão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal6981:14,9261,138
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Girão Last Name Facts

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

The last name Girão is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girão? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 401,442nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Girão live; 80 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name Girão is most widely held in Portugal, where it is carried by 698 people, or 1 in 14,926. Outside of Portugal this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Angola, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giron80179,432/
Girou801,173/
Giroy80342/
Girom8061/
Giroń8027/
Giroi8012/
Giroj805/
Gerão803/
Cirão801/
Giroo801/
Giroux7329,965/
Giroud7310,031/
Girone731,708/
Gieroń731,236/
Gieron73294/
Girond73273/
Giroji7393/
Girout7376/
Girois7349/
Giront7334/
Girong7332/
Gitron7331/
Girroy7326/
Giroue7324/
Girous7312/
Giriyo7312/
Girouy7312/
Girowe739/
Giroya737/
Giroup737/
Girron736/
Giroin735/
Giroit734/
Girouz734/
Gierou733/
Gironn733/
Giroon732/
Girayo732/
Girajo731/
Girhoy731/
Giroja731/
Girojo731/
Giroom731/
Girrou731/
Xgiron731/
Giroun731/
Giro'n731/
Gironk730/
Gira678,851/
Giru671,270/
Giroult67193/
Gironne67128/
Cairrão6734/
Gitrone6727/
Giroust6720/
Geijron6710/
Gisrooy679/
Giroine673/
Girrone671/
Girroux671/
Gisrone671/
Girowet671/
Giroush671/
Giround671/
D'Giron671/

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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 Girão
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