Jordão Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

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

Jordão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jordão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal8111:12,8461,031
Brazil3681:581,72421,718
São Tomé and Príncipe2941:603112
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Jordão (3,691) may also be a first name.

Jordão Last Name Facts

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

Jordão occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jordão? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 262,597th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Jordão are found; 54 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 116,090th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 3,691 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 12,846. Outside of Portugal this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jordã911/
Jordon838,794/
Cordão835/
Jordoo831/
Jurdão831/
Jordom831/
Jourdon77557/
Jordhoy7719/
Jordoon7718/
Jordoin778/
Jordoun771/
Jordojn770/
Jordone770/
Jorda739,882/
Jordá73154/
Jordà73113/
Jordu733/
Jourdois71111/
Jordonne7182/
Djourdou711/
Jordan67435,439/
Cordon6729,184/
Jardon6710,812/
Jordán671,588/
Jourda671,465/
Jordas67570/
Sordon67417/
Sordoń67224/
Jordam6743/
Cardão6741/
Sardão6734/
Djorda6734/
Jordaz6723/
Jardou6719/
Jordat6713/
Jordać6712/
Jorday6712/
Jurdon6711/
Jordàn679/
Zordon678/
Jardom674/
Jordanowa673/
Jordau673/
Jhorda672/
Zordom672/
Jordai672/
Jordad672/
Cordoy672/
Jordač672/
Jardoo671/
Jordus671/
Jordaa671/
Sordou671/
Sordoy671/
Jordeu670/
Jordea670/

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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 Jordão
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