Macedo Surname

1,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Macedo Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese toponymic, from the town of Macedo-de-Cavaleiros. Macedo itself is thought to come from the word for orchard, or a group of apple trees.

Macedo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil231,3521:925111
Peru20,6021:1,543252
Mexico19,0311:6,522782
Portugal18,8341:55393
Angola18,3391:1,472261
Mozambique11,1241:2,451601
United States6,3531:57,0536,787
Argentina3,1821:13,4331,209
Uruguay1,5251:2,250264
France1,2181:54,5347,203
Honduras9471:9,310628
Spain8621:54,2375,021
Canada6051:60,9027,147
Venezuela5631:53,6482,592
Paraguay4941:14,649686
England2851:195,50217,195
Colombia2721:175,6404,679
Bolivia2091:50,7962,714
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Australia971:278,30624,956
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Chile861:204,8436,482
Germany851:947,12366,306
Thailand821:861,443136,584
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Gibraltar601:56678
Cape Verde581:9,132328
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
India471:16,320,540259,912
Belgium431:267,36432,244
São Tomé and Príncipe321:5,544421
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Guyana261:29,3163,211
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Panama81:489,0328,962
Norway81:642,78647,258
Luxembourg71:82,9356,145
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Namibia61:401,56710,578
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Macau31:200,543803
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belize11:355,4743,977
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Macêdo (711), Maçedo (5), Macédo (1), Mâcedo (1), Maçêdo (1) & Maçédo (1) are calculated separately.

Macedo (2,359) may also be a first name.

Macedo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese toponymic, from the town of Macedo-de-Cavaleiros. Macedo itself is thought to come from the word for orchard, or a group of apple trees.

- mfariacastro

Macedo Last Name Facts

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

Macedo (Marathi: मिसडो) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Macêdo, Maçedo, Macédo, Mâcedo, Maçêdo or Maçédo. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Macedo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,617 people. Macedo is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Macedo are found; 77 percent are found in South America and 69 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 153,052nd most widespread forename on earth, held by 2,359 people.

The surname Macedo is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 231,352 people, or 1 in 925. In Brazil Macedo is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Bahia, where 13 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 97 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 6 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.

Macedo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Macedo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Macedo last name expanded 70,589 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Macedo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Macedo surname are 14.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Macedo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.78% less than the national average, earning 218,801 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,317 per year; in South Africa they earn 111.4% more than the national average, earning R 502,368 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.1% less than the national average, earning $16,551,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.06% less than the national average, earning $39,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $54,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macêdo94711/
Maçedo945/
Macédo941/
Mâcedo941/
Machedo9291/
Mascedo9283/
Maceido9277/
Macedos9241/
Macedot9238/
Maccedo9232/
Maacedo925/
Maceedo924/
Maceddo924/
Maceîdo923/
Maceïdo923/
Mmacedo922/
Maciedo922/
Macedoo921/
Maicedo921/
Mcedo917/
Maçêdo891/
Maçédo891/
D'Macedo863/
Matchedo861/
Maceda8324,946/
Masedo83721/
Macido83229/
Magedo8333/
Mazedo8316/
Mocedo8315/
Maxedo839/
Makedo832/
Majedo831/
Maccido773,919/
Macheda771,505/
Machido771,062/
Macedas77383/
Makedou77122/
Mashedo7795/
Macedaz7728/
Maquedo7726/
Massedo7715/
Mackeda7712/
Masceda7710/
Maciddo779/
Magedho777/
Makiedo772/
Matcido772/
Majeedo772/
Macidod771/
Maicido771/
Macitdo771/
Macedad771/
Macaido771/
Moucedo771/
Maceida771/
McAdo7312/
Mceda734/
Matchido71859/
Macchido7195/
Maichido7134/
Matcheda7132/
Maccedda7129/
Machiddo7111/
Macheida719/
Macciddo715/
Machidou715/
D'Macêdo713/
Maccheda712/
Massedou712/
Masquedo711/
Masseduo711/
Machuido711/
Maiccido711/
Mmaccido711/
Massedos711/
Mouchedo711/
Mascedas711/
Mackedaz711/
Maseda673,781/
Mazeda672,900/
Makeda672,065/
Majeda671,824/
Maqeda67700/
Makido67634/
Maitchido67223/
Mojedo67186/
Mageda67170/
Masido6785/
Macida6781/
Majido6779/
Mokedo6756/
MacYda6746/
Magido6746/
Mchado6730/
Matchidou6728/
Maxido6716/
Makydo6714/
Moceda6713/
Matchiddo677/
Maïtchido673/
Mazido673/
Maschidou672/
Mckeda671/
Machchido671/
Maichidou671/
Moutchedo671/

Macedo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Macedo in the Marathi language
मिसडोmisado-

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