Laranja Surname

152,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Laranja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laranja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,4931:143,3855,477
Philippines9561:105,89818,396
Portugal2831:36,8142,219
South Africa791:685,79449,549
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England111:5,065,278148,650
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Laranja (39) may also be a first name.

Laranja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laranja is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laranja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laranja is the 152,702nd most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,529,520 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Laranja are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 39 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,493 people, or 1 in 143,385. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 33 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 24 percent are found and São Paulo, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and Portugal, where 10 percent are found.

Laranja Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Laranja earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning R 279,864 per year; in United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.68% less than the national average, earning $35,929 CAD per year.

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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 Laranja
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