Macêdo Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Macêdo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macêdo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6641:322,40112,415
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Macedo (337,119), Maçêdo (1), Maçedo (5), Maçédo (1) & Mâcedo (1) are calculated separately.

Macêdo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macêdo is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Macedo, Maçêdo, Maçedo, Maçédo or Mâcedo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macêdo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 471,721st most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Macêdo are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 664 people, or 1 in 322,401. In Brazil Macêdo is primarily found in: Bahia, where 16 percent live, Pernambuco, where 11 percent live and Ceará, where 11 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 5 percent live and Bolivia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macedo94337,119/
Maçêdo941/
Maçedo895/
Maçédo891/
Mâcedo891/
Macido83229/
Machido771,062/
Machedo7791/
Mascedo7783/
Maceido7777/
Macedos7741/
Macedot7738/
Maciddo779/
Maacedo775/
Maceddo774/
Maceedo774/
Maceîdo773/
Maceïdo773/
Maciedo772/
Matcido772/
Mmacedo772/
Maicido771/
Macidod771/
Macitdo771/
Maicedo771/
Macedoo771/
Matchido71859/
Maichido7134/
Machiddo7111/
Machidou715/
D'Macedo713/
Matchedo711/
Machuido711/
Maceda6724,946/
Masedo67721/
Maitchido67223/
Masido6785/
Macida6781/
MacYda6746/
Matchidou6728/
Mazedo6716/
Maxido6716/
Mocedo6715/
Maxedo679/
Matchiddo677/
Mazido673/
Maïtchido673/
Maschidou672/
Maichidou671/
Machchido671/

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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
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  • 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 Macêdo
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