Loureço Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Loureço Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Loureço (13) may also be a first name.
Loureço Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loureço Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Loureço is found most in Portugal. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loureço? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Loureço is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Loureço reside; 57 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Loureço is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 13 people.
Loureço is most widely held in Portugal, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 221,665. Apart from Portugal Loureço is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 30 percent live and Angola, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loreço | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lourezo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lourecio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lourezou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Louredso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lorezo | 77 | 1,382 | / |
| Loreso | 77 | 13 | / |
| Lurezo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Louriesio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louretsos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laurezo | 71 | 159 | / |
| Lorecho | 71 | 42 | / |
| Loreiso | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lorecio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loreizo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loresio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lorezzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loresso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laureso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loreazo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laurecio | 67 | 85 | / |
| Lautreso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Louriceu | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Loureço
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