Lopes Silva Surname

213,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Lopes Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lopes Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,8741:114,2344,319
Cape Verde411:12,918454
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lopes Silva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lopes Silva is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopes Silva? popularity and diffusion

Lopes Silva is the 213,544th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,779,847 people. The surname Lopes Silva occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Lopes Silva reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 1,874 people, or 1 in 114,234. In Brazil Lopes Silva is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 22 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent live and Bahia, where 9 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Cape Verde, where 2 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

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