Pereira dos Santos Surname

14,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pereira dos Santos Surname User-submission:

The Pereira dos Santos surname comes from 2 different surnames Pereira and Santos. Some people think that the union of this 2 occurred because there were slaves called Pereira and some rich people called Santos bought them, so the result is that the slaves had to change their name in Pereira dos Santos, that means 'Pereira of the Santos' to indicate that they were Santos' property.

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Pereira dos Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil38,8931:5,504407
France2811:236,38036,629
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Cape Verde201:26,4821,011
São Tomé and Príncipe101:17,742994
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Luxembourg71:82,9356,145
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Pereira dos Santos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pereira dos Santos surname comes from 2 different surnames Pereira and Santos. Some people think that the union of this 2 occurred because there were slaves called Pereira and some rich people called Santos bought them, so the result is that the slaves had to change their name in Pereira dos Santos, that means 'Pereira of the Santos' to indicate that they were Santos' property.

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Pereira dos Santos Last Name Facts

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

Pereira dos Santos is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 14,170th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 185,391 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pereira dos Santos are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 38,893 people, or 1 in 5,504. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 23 percent are found, Bahia, where 14 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found. Barring Brazil Pereira dos Santos is found in 19 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Pereira dos Santos Last Name Statistics demography

Pereira dos Santos earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.16% less than the national average, earning R 113,676 per year.

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