Mota Santos Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Mota Santos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mota Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3971:539,23020,207
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Mota Santos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mota Santos is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mota Santos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mota Santos is the 727,600th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Mota Santos reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 539,230. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Bahia, where 31 percent live, Sergipe, where 19 percent live and São Paulo, where 16 percent live. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 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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