Jordâo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Jordâo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jordâo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jordao (37,675), Jordāo (2) & Jordáo (1) are calculated separately.

Jordâo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jordâo is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Jordao, Jordāo or Jordáo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jordâo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Jordâo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Jordâo live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Luso-Central Africa.

The last name Jordâo is most frequent in Portugal, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,418,241. Beside Portugal this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jordao9437,675/
Jordāo942/
Jordáo941/
Jordoa833/
Josrdao771/
Jhordao771/
Cordao67105/
Cordoa6734/
Zordao6729/
Yordao679/
Jardao675/
Jardoa671/
Sordao671/
Giordao6212/
Cordoua626/
Sordaho622/
Cordeao621/
Cordoho621/
Djardaou5711/
Djardoua571/
Sardao50130/
Sardoa505/
Zardao502/
Cardoa500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jordâo
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