Mendes Furtado Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Mendes Furtado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mendes Furtado Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde1161:4,566186
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

Mendes Furtado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mendes Furtado occurs in Cape Verde more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendes Furtado? popularity and diffusion

Mendes Furtado is the 1,398,030th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Mendes Furtado is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mendes Furtado reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Luso-West Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Cape Verde, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 4,566. In Cape Verde Mendes Furtado is primarily found in: Santiago, where 99 percent are found and Sal, where 1 percent are found. Not including Cape Verde Mendes Furtado is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mendes Fortado931/

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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mendes Furtado
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