Paixao Surname

8,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Paixao Surname User-submission:

Brought from Portugal in the 19th century by clandestine ship.

Paixao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil67,7851:3,158280
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
France2051:324,01349,159
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
India91:85,229,487684,495
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Paixao (2,528) may also be a first name.

Paixao Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Brought from Portugal in the 19th century by clandestine ship.

- rodolfosbo

Paixao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paixao (Marathi: पैशाव) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paixao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,046th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 103,214 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Paixao live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 146,689th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 2,528 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 67,785 people, or 1 in 3,158. In Brazil Paixao is most common in: Bahia, where 17 percent reside, São Paulo, where 17 percent reside and Pará, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Brazil it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 3 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Paixao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paixao last name are 44.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Paixao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.17% less than the national average, earning 297,045 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 98.66% more than the national average, earning R 472,080 per year; in United States they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $46,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $53,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paiuxao921/
Paiixao921/
Paioxao921/
Paixaop921/
Paixaoa921/
Paxao9142/
Pixao918/
Peixao8315/
Pasiao837/
Paizao837/
Pauxao836/
Paisao833/
Paixoa832/
Paichao7722/
Pisao73404/
Pizao73390/
Pasao73255/
Pazao732/
Paasiaho7111/
Pachao671,654/
Pasaoa67947/
Pesiao67922/
Pisiao67186/
Passao6764/
Pichao6720/
Pashao677/
Paisoa673/
Piccao672/
Pizzao672/
Paszao672/
Paitchaou671/
Pakjao671/
Pagcao671/
Pasaod671/
Paxeua671/
Pasaho671/

Paixao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paixao in the Marathi language
पैशावpaisava-

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