Jão Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Jão Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
Jão (17) may also be a first name.
Jão Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jão Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jão is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jão? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Jão are found; 76 percent are found in South America and 76 percent are found in Luso-South America. Jão is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name globally, borne by 17 people.
This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 54 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Paraná, where 15 percent live. Barring Brazil Jão exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 6 percent live.
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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 Jão
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