Maçedo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Maçedo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maçedo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Macedo (337,119), Maçédo (1), Maçêdo (1), Macêdo (711), Mâcedo (1) & Macédo (1) are calculated separately.

Maçedo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maçedo is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Macedo, Maçédo, Maçêdo, Macêdo, Mâcedo or Macédo. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maçedo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Maçedo live; 80 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Maçedo is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Maçedo is primarily found in: Pernambuco, where 50 percent live and São Paulo, where 50 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Portugal, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macedo94337,119/
Maçédo941/
Maçêdo941/
Macêdo89711/
Mâcedo891/
Macédo891/
Masedo83721/
Mazedo8316/
Maxedo839/
Mashedo7795/
Machedo7791/
Mascedo7783/
Maceido7777/
Macedos7741/
Macedot7738/
Maccedo7732/
Massedo7715/
Masaedo777/
Maacedo775/
Maceddo774/
Maceedo774/
Maesedo773/
Maceïdo773/
Maceîdo773/
Mmacedo772/
Maciedo772/
Maecedo771/
Maicedo771/
Macedoo771/
D'Macedo713/
Massedou712/
Matchedo711/
Masseduo711/
Massedos711/
Maceda6724,946/
Maseda673,781/
Mazeda672,900/
Mesado67356/
Macido67229/
Masodo67126/
Masado67126/
Masido6785/
Mesido6722/
Maxido6716/
Mocedo6715/
Mosado674/
Mesedo673/
Mazido673/
Maçada671/

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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 Maçedo
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