Lourao Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Lourao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lourao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Lourao Last Name Facts

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

Lourao is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lourao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Lourao occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Lourao are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Lourao is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Lourao is most numerous in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Venezuela, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loureao921/
Lorao9166/
Louraous861/
Liurao8310/
Luorao832/
Loraou832/
Lureao831/
Laureao774/
Loroa73422/
Larao7382/
Luroa732/
Laurahoi713/
Leirao6768/
Laroua6747/
Lorouo6732/
Lauroa6726/
Learao6710/
Lahrao675/
Lairao674/
Larrao672/
Laraou672/
Largao672/
Larzao671/
Lloroa671/
Loroðo671/
Laraoi671/
Laraeo671/

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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 Lourao
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