Inês Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Inês Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inês Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal7171:14,5301,116
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Cape Verde151:35,3091,317
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France31:22,140,907385,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

The alternate forms: Ines (20,447), Inés (92), Inès (19) & Iñês (1) are calculated separately.

Inês (98,094) may also be a first name.

Inês Last Name Facts

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

Inês is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Ines, Inés, Inès or Iñês. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Inês? popularity and diffusion

Inês is the 408,080th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Inês live; 84 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent live in Iberian Europe. Inês is also the 10,374th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 98,094 people.

The surname Inês is most frequent in Portugal, where it is carried by 717 people, or 1 in 14,530. Aside from Portugal Inês is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Angola, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ines9220,447/
Inés9292/
Inès9219/
Iñês921/
Ignês898/
Inis75464/
Inêz7510/
Ainê751/
Inys750/
Hines67107,620/
Innes6722,504/
Gines6720,214/
Innis675,171/
Jines673,209/
Ignes671,221/
Ginis67717/
Ainis67426/
Oines67376/
Iness67308/
Aines67283/
Eines67220/
Hinis67192/
Ginés67189/
Øines67186/
Jinis67178/
Inese67137/
Ineus67136/
Inges67134/
Ingis67130/
Isnes67117/
Ionis67115/
Inees6790/
Iones6787/
Ignis6782/
Einis6765/
Inise6741/
Inios6727/
Inesh6723/
Yines6717/
Inyos6717/
Ineas6715/
Inais6711/
Inish6710/
Ienes679/
Iniss679/
Jinés678/
Ignêz677/
Inois676/
Ineis676/
Inies676/
Ijnes675/
Inest674/
Ainés673/
Ihnes673/
Uines673/
Inesp672/
Inets672/
Yinis672/
Jinès672/
Uinis671/
Ainhs671/
Oinis671/
Isnys671/
Innhs671/
Inixs671/
Isnis671/
Jinys671/
Imnes671/
Ainys671/
Einys671/
Hinhs671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Inês
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