Matosinhos Surname
Approximately 893 people bear this surname
Matosinhos Surname User-submission:
The Matozinhos family name comes from the north-east of Portugal, and it is related to the small village, Póvoa do Lila. My great-great-grandfather, Augusto José, arrived in this village and when he had to register his children needed a surname.
Read More About This SurnameMatosinhos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 599 | 1:357,386 | 13,693 |
| Portugal | 293 | 1:35,557 | 2,167 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matosinhos (152) may also be a first name.
Matosinhos Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Matozinhos family name comes from the north-east of Portugal, and it is related to the small village, Póvoa do Lila. My great-great-grandfather, Augusto José, arrived in this village and when he had to register his children needed a surname. As he came from Matosinhos, and everyone called him Matosinhos for that reason he adopted the Matosinhos surname. By that time the correct spelling was Matozinhos, then the the spelling agreement changed it to Matosinhos.
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Where Does The Last Name Matosinhos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matosinhos is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matosinhos? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matosinhos is the 395,186th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. The surname Matosinhos occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Matosinhos reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America. Matosinhos is also the 746,252nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 152 people.
Matosinhos is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 357,386. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 81 percent live, São Paulo, where 7 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 5 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattosinhos | 95 | 77 | / |
| Matosinos | 95 | 6 | / |
| Mathosinhos | 95 | 4 | / |
| Matozinhos | 90 | 695 | / |
| Mattosinho | 90 | 176 | / |
| Mathosinho | 90 | 6 | / |
| Matosimhos | 90 | 1 | / |
| Matosinhas | 90 | 1 | / |
| Matosino | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mattozinhos | 86 | 48 | / |
| Mathozinhos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matosiños | 84 | 100 | / |
| Matocinos | 84 | 42 | / |
| Matosenos | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matozinos | 84 | 1 | / |
| Motosinho | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mattosino | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matocinios | 80 | 3 | / |
| Matozinhas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Matasinhas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathosinha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matosenios | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matosiño | 78 | 11 | / |
| Matocino | 78 | 4 | / |
| Matosina | 78 | 3 | / |
| Matogino | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matociños | 74 | 709 | / |
| Matoshina | 74 | 114 | / |
| Matassino | 74 | 86 | / |
| Motesinos | 74 | 10 | / |
| Matoginas | 74 | 9 | / |
| Motozinho | 74 | 5 | / |
| Matocinas | 74 | 4 | / |
| Matazinho | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matoseños | 74 | 1 | / |
| Motosinha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matorzino | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matosenias | 70 | 6 | / |
| Mathozinha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mattozinha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matasina | 67 | 512 | / |
| Matociño | 67 | 183 | / |
| Matoseño | 67 | 23 | / |
| Matošina | 67 | 18 | / |
| Matogina | 67 | 16 | / |
| Matojina | 67 | 11 | / |
| Matocina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matačino | 67 | 1 | / |
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