Oliveira dos Santos Surname

51,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Oliveira dos Santos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oliveira dos Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil9,9311:21,5561,018
France491:1,355,566135,191
Cape Verde141:37,8321,392
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oliveira dos Santos Last Name Facts

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

Oliveira dos Santos occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oliveira dos Santos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oliveira dos Santos is the 51,175th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 727,445 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Oliveira dos Santos live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Oliveira dos Santos is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 9,931 people, or 1 in 21,556. In Brazil Oliveira dos Santos is most common in: Bahia, where 23 percent reside, São Paulo, where 22 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside and Cape Verde, where 0 percent reside.

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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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