Lobão Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Lobão Surname User-submission:

The surname Lobão means 'big wolf'. It comes from the word lobo, which means 'wolf', and the suffix -ão, meaning 'big'. It's a Portuguese surname.

Lobão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Lobão Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Lobão means 'big wolf'. It comes from the word lobo, which means 'wolf', and the suffix -ão, meaning 'big'. It's a Portuguese surname.

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Lobão Last Name Facts

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

Lobão is more frequently found in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lobão? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 778,856th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Lobão are found; 67 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 42,523. Outside of Portugal Lobão is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Loboi804,477/
Lobon802,251/
Loboa801,600/
Lobom80485/
Loboe80341/
Lobou80171/
Loboy8071/
Loboo808/
Lubão802/
Labão801/
Loboue731,674/
Lobong731,028/
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Lobeyo73207/
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Lobhoy7371/
Loiboo7356/
Loboya7345/
Lobayo7330/
Loboyo7321/
Lobonc7318/
Loboué7310/
Lobojo7310/
Loboye7310/
Liobon736/
Loibon734/
Loubom733/
Lobajo733/
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Loboom731/
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Louboe731/
Lyobon731/
Lobuyo731/
Lohbon731/
Loba6713,626/
Lobu67599/
Lobouet67482/
Louboya6791/
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Loyboon6710/
Lobeiyo677/
Lossbom676/
Loubout674/
Lobó674/
Loubous672/
Loubone672/
Lobhong671/
Loubong671/
Lobaova671/
Lobeiio671/
Lobotin671/
Lgoboye671/
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