Napoleão Surname
Approximately 3,088 people bear this surname
Napoleão Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2,958 | 1:9,124 | 1,120 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 16 | 1:11,089 | 695 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Napoleaõ (2) are calculated separately.
Napoleão (295) may also be a first name.
Napoleão Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Napoleão Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Napoleão is held by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Napoleaõ. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Napoleão? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 143,965th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,359,957 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Napoleão reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Napoleão is also the 513,559th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 295 people.
Napoleão is most numerous in Angola, where it is held by 2,958 people, or 1 in 9,124. Aside from Angola this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleaõ | 92 | 2 | / |
| Napoleon | 88 | 19,664 | / |
| Napolião | 88 | 27 | / |
| Napoleom | 88 | 2 | / |
| Napuleão | 88 | 1 | / |
| Napoleoi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Napoleone | 82 | 1,919 | / |
| Nappoleon | 82 | 383 | / |
| Neapoleon | 82 | 10 | / |
| Napoleaon | 82 | 8 | / |
| Napoleion | 82 | 1 | / |
| Napolleon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Napolean | 75 | 307 | / |
| Napoloen | 75 | 60 | / |
| Napaleon | 75 | 36 | / |
| Napoléon | 75 | 14 | / |
| Napoleum | 75 | 10 | / |
| Napolien | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nopoleon | 75 | 8 | / |
| Napoleón | 75 | 6 | / |
| Napuleon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Napoleun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Napoleonova | 74 | 45 | / |
| Napoleonowa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Napoliyon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nappoléon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Napoléone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Napeauleon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Napalea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neapolloin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Napaleonova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngapalien | 59 | 17 | / |
| Napoliyan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nappoliyan | 56 | 30 | / |
| Napaliha | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Napoleão
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