Lima Sousa Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Lima Sousa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 572 | 1:374,256 | 14,281 |
| Cape Verde | 8 | 1:66,205 | 2,334 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Lima Sousa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lima Sousa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lima Sousa is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lima Sousa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 546,987th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lima Sousa are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Luso-South America.
Lima Sousa is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 572 people, or 1 in 374,256. In Brazil Lima Sousa is most prevalent in: Maranhão, where 27 percent reside, Ceará, where 13 percent reside and São Paulo, where 11 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 1 percent reside and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lim Sousa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Limasousa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lima E Sousa | 91 | 8 | / |
| Lima Souza | 90 | 892 | / |
| Liam Sousa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lima Sos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lumia Sousa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Limasouza | 84 | 2 | / |
| Lama Sosa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lima Soso | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lima E Souza | 82 | 19 | / |
| Lima Sozia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leme Sousa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Limaesus | 78 | 0 | / |
| Lawam Sousa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Lameu Sousa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Lima Oses | 74 | 2 | / |
| Lum Souza | 74 | 1 | / |
| Limusas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamasus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lima Assis | 70 | 45 | / |
| Leme Souza | 70 | 10 | / |
| Lima Sasso | 70 | 3 | / |
| Lima Sassi | 70 | 3 | / |
| Lume Souza | 70 | 1 | / |
| Limousis | 67 | 58 | / |
| Lamasius | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lameu Souza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lia Messias | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limassez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lomeu Souza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limosose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lmoussza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Lima Sousa
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