Pesoa Surname
Approximately 6,689 people bear this surname
Pesoa Surname User-submission:
The surname Pesoa, Pesôa, or Pessoa means 'person' in Portuguese.
Pesoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2,540 | 1:4,180 | 624 |
| Paraguay | 2,032 | 1:3,561 | 366 |
| Argentina | 1,814 | 1:23,563 | 1,963 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Uruguay | 59 | 1:58,165 | 6,298 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Pesôa (1) are calculated separately.
Pesoa (1,193) may also be a first name.
Pesoa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Pesoa, Pesôa, or Pessoa means 'person' in Portuguese.
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Pesoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pesoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pesoa is most common in Bolivia. It can be rendered as a variant: Pesôa. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pesoa.
How Common Is The Last Name Pesoa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pesoa is the 73,575th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,089,482 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Pesoa are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 38 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 229,461st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,193 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Bolivia, where it is held by 2,540 people, or 1 in 4,180. In Bolivia it is primarily found in: Santa Cruz Department, where 91 percent live, Beni Department, where 9 percent live and La Paz Department, where 0 percent live. Excluding Bolivia this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Paraguay, where 30 percent live and Argentina, where 27 percent live.
Pesoa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pesoa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pesoa last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pesoa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pesoa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Pesoa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% less than the national average, earning $30,839 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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