Las-Casas Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Las-Casas Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Las & Casas.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Las-Casas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Las-Casas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Las-Casas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Las-Casas is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Las-Casas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Las-Casas reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Las-Casas is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 67 percent are found, Federal District, where 17 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Portugal, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lascasas94365/
las Casas89267/
Las-Cazas895/
Las Cassas841/
Lascazas824/
Lascases823/
las Cazas7840/
las Cases781/
Loscassas780/
Lascassies74125/
Lascazes7136/
Lescazes5918/
Lasgouses569/
Los Kassies501/
Lesck Sousa501/

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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 Las-Casas
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