Monteiro Silva Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Monteiro Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monteiro Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7861:272,35910,480
Cape Verde551:9,630349
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Monteiro Silva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monteiro Silva is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Monteiro Silva.

How Common Is The Last Name Monteiro Silva? popularity and diffusion

Monteiro Silva is the 409,546th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Monteiro Silva reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Monteiro Silva is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 786 people, or 1 in 272,359. In Brazil Monteiro Silva is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

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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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