Inácio Surname

5,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Inácio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inácio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique47,5851:573124
Angola43,1851:625109
Portugal10,5111:991171
Brazil3,8211:56,0262,121
France1211:548,94874,759
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Cape Verde771:6,878253
Canada711:518,95243,932
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
England301:1,857,26974,552
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
East Timor161:75,996145
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
São Tomé and Príncipe101:17,742994
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Palau91:2,40559
China61:227,886,92811,701
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Macau51:120,326534
India51:153,413,076951,030
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Inacio (228,893) & Inâcio (9) are calculated separately.

Inácio (24,006) may also be a first name.

Inácio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inácio is found most frequently in Mozambique. It can appear as: Inacio or Inâcio. For other potential spellings of Inácio click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inácio? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inácio is the 5,366th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 68,934 people. The surname Inácio is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Inácio are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 33,027th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24,006 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 47,585 people, or 1 in 573. Excluding Mozambique Inácio exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 41 percent are found and Portugal, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inacio94228,893/
Inâcio949/
Inácia8384/
Inocio8314/
Ynácio831/
Ignacio77143,317/
Ingacio7711/
Jinacio774/
Ignocio773/
Inaciop772/
Inaacio772/
Ienacio772/
Inacios772/
Inaycio771/
Ihnacio771/
Inaicio771/
Ginocio771/
Ionacio771/
Itnacio771/
Isnacio771/
Einacio771/
Innacio771/
Inaciod771/
Inajcio771/
Inaco73138/
Inoco7353/
Ignacios7135/
Ingnacio7130/
Hignacio718/
Ignaacio712/
Ignaciop711/
Yignacio711/
Inacia67767/
Innaco6785/
Inacho6776/
Inocia6752/
Ynacio6720/
Ienaco6718/
Enacio6715/
Ihnaco676/
Jinoco672/
D'Ignacio672/
Hinaco671/
Hinoco671/
Inaico671/

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Footnotes

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