Passos Surname

5,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Passos Surname User-submission:

The origin of this surname is uncertain and there are two consistent theories about it.

The first one says the name comes from religious origin. "Passos" is Portuguese for "steps", alluding to the steps Jesus Christ walked through his calvary.

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Passos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil86,6131:2,472235
Angola9,8601:2,737447
Portugal5,6901:1,831271
Colombia6251:76,4393,195
United States4441:816,34962,706
France2141:310,38747,306
Greece1321:83,93814,173
England831:671,30238,633
Spain811:577,18627,381
Canada771:478,51441,057
Ecuador701:227,2268,217
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Ireland141:336,35312,021
São Tomé and Príncipe131:13,648822
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
East Timor41:303,982255
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Passos (248) may also be a first name.

Passos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of this surname is uncertain and there are two consistent theories about it.

The first one says the name comes from religious origin. "Passos" is Portuguese for "steps", alluding to the steps Jesus Christ walked through his calvary.

The second theory says it comes from toponym "Paços", once in Portuguese both Passos and Paços have the same pronunciation. Paços (pl. for Paço) is the name of the surrounding area of a palace.

- hugo

Passos is a Portuguese surname that means 'steps'. The family originated in De Trás dos Montes in Portugal.

- carolpassos1

"Passos" means "steps".

- silverbena

Passos Last Name Facts

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

Passos (Arabic: باسوس) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,431st most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 69,884 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Passos are found; 84 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 566,287th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 248 people.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 86,613 people, or 1 in 2,472. In Brazil Passos is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Bahia, where 16 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Outside of Brazil Passos occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 9 percent live and Portugal, where 5 percent live.

Passos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Passos has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Passos surname grew 4,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Passos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Passos surname are 40.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Passos earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning R 232,032 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $25,328,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $46,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning $47,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phassos929/
Passoss924/
Passsos921/
Passosd921/
Pasos9110,185/
Passo914,054/
Passas831,998/
Passot831,141/
Passou83814/
Patsos83404/
Pashos83294/
Pasios83192/
Possos83141/
Pessos8337/
Passoh8333/
Passoy8332/
Passoa8327/
Passus8321/
Passoi8312/
Peasso837/
Pausso834/
Passod832/
Passoj832/
Passoo831/
Paisos831/
Paasos831/
Pasços831/
Passoz831/
Passás831/
Paasso831/
Paso805,264/
Passosová801/
Paschos772,240/
Patsios77666/
Paisios77328/
Passoth77163/
Payssot7783/
Paussoi7724/
Passoud778/
Passoit773/
Passeus773/
Passoid772/
Patsois771/
Passott771/
Passout771/
Pessois771/
Ppassoa771/
Passaus771/
Pazos7334,550/
Posso7316,631/
Pasgo734,469/
Passa734,464/
Pesos734,068/
Pasho731,598/
Posos731,235/
Phaso731,023/
Paaso73983/
Pasio73930/
Paiso73706/
Patso73468/
Pasoi73229/
Pasoc73222/
Paxos73199/
Pasop73173/
Pasoo73167/
Pasoa73137/
Pasoy73137/
Pasas73109/
Paços7393/
Pauso7389/
Pasot7364/
Pasod7363/
Pasus7348/
Pasoz7332/
Passô7328/
Pasou7326/
Payso7319/
Bpaso737/
Hpaso736/
Peaso734/
Pasoň733/
Pasoh733/
Pasoj732/
Paszo731/
Pahso731/
Pazso731/
Passasse7110/
Paszhosz718/
Passhaus712/
Pasasova711/
Passotch710/
Paschuss710/
Passah676,060/
Pacios672,749/
Paczos67784/
Passat67487/
Passau67418/
Pasoot67376/
Pasias67366/
Pachos67296/
Possoz67289/
Patsou67268/
Pashot67246/
Patsas67226/
Paasio67191/
Pesios67161/
Potsos67146/
Paisio67132/
Pessoz67130/
Puosso67121/
Poisso67111/
Phasot67104/
Paizos67103/
Pasius6790/
Pashas6789/
Pajzos6773/
Pausas6771/
Possot6765/
Paussa6765/
Pahaso6763/
Passha6760/
Phasop6755/
Paisoi6751/
Paiseo6745/
Pasoit6741/
Pascho6737/
Padsod6737/
Paixos6737/
Pasois6734/
Paisho6732/
Pausio6729/
Possou6728/
Phasoa6728/
Passad6725/
Paissa6724/
Patsho6724/
Pasush6723/
Pasase6722/
Passap6721/
Patsio6721/
Pasuot6721/
Paisot6718/
Patsus6714/
Pashou6713/
Peusso6713/
Pashoo6713/
Pausus6713/
Payseo6711/
Paysas6711/
Pasgas679/
Pazzos677/
Pasuis677/
Pausoc676/
Paisod675/
Pashoi675/
Pousso675/
Peshos674/
Payzos674/
Pazoss674/
Phasas673/
Paisoa673/
Payssa673/
Paisas673/
Paatso673/
Passeu673/
Paseus673/
Pasasd672/
Pashsa672/
Pashoa672/
Pashoj672/
Pousos672/
Phasho672/
Phayso671/
Patsot671/
Pasoht671/
Pashuo671/
Padsoo671/
Passaa671/
Pasous671/
Pausoy671/
Paysou671/
Paysás671/
Païssa671/
Pasiot671/
Pasout671/
Passaj671/
Pasxoy671/
Paszot671/
Pasash671/
Pashoy671/
Paasoy671/
Phasod671/
Phassa671/
Pószos671/
Possho671/
Possod671/
Possoh671/
Peatso671/
Phatso671/
Paisoy671/
Peasio671/
Pashop671/
Pasooa671/
Pasoth671/
Pausgo671/
Pattso670/
Pasoox670/
Phauso670/
Paasoh670/
Pausho670/

Passos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Passos in the Arabic language
باسوسbasws-

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