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Where Does The Last Name Peixoto Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Peixoto is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Peixôto, Peixõto or Pëixoto. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peixoto? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Peixoto is the 4,071^st most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,784 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Peixoto live; 80 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America. Peixoto is also the 754,880^th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 149 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 110,352 people, or 1 in 1,940. In Brazil Peixoto is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 16 percent live, São Paulo, where 16 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 11 percent live and Angola, where 5 percent live.

Peixoto Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Peixoto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peixoto surname increased 7,229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 12,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peixoto Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Peixoto surname are 44.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.71% registered with the party.

The amount Peixoto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,704 per year; in South Africa they earn 449.72% more than the national average, earning R 1,306,340 per year; in United States they earn 21.93% more than the national average, earning $52,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $50,441 CAD per year.