Paixão Surname

14,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Paixão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paixão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola20,7051:1,304232
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Portugal6,4541:1,614239
Brazil4,1621:51,4351,981
United States721:5,034,152256,679
São Tomé and Príncipe321:5,544421
France291:2,290,439180,028
Cape Verde271:19,616735
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England201:2,785,90397,972
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Paixão (3,817) may also be a first name.

Paixão Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paixão is most common in Angola. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paixão? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,274th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 186,626 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Paixão live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 113,770th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 3,817 people.

Paixão is most commonly used in Angola, where it is carried by 20,705 people, or 1 in 1,304. Without taking into account Angola it exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 19 percent reside and Portugal, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paxão911/
Paixon832/
Paixoa832/
Paixou831/
Peixão831/
Pixou73437/
Paxon73260/
Paixa7364/
Pixon7326/
Paxou733/
Pizão733/
Paxoy731/
Paxom731/
Pasion6723,434/
Paxson673,671/
Pacion672,341/
Paison671,500/
Paxion67187/
Paizon6771/
Paisoi6751/
Pasiyo6725/
Paixau6713/
Paiosa679/
Pasaio678/
Pasiom675/
Passão674/
Pixion674/
Paisom673/
Paisoa673/
Piexon672/
Pesaio671/
Paxijo671/
Pasijo671/
Pasxoy671/
Pachão671/
Pasyio671/
Paisoy671/
Paioza671/
Paixas671/
Paixaa671/
Phaxoe671/
Pisaio671/
Paizou671/
Paxosn670/
Pixson670/
Paxhon670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paixão
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