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 surname Pesoa is found most in Bolivia. It can also be found as a variant: Pesôa. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pesoa.
How Common Is The Last Name Pesoa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,575th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,089,482 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Pesoa live; 98 percent live in South America and 38 percent live in Andean South America. Pesoa is also the 229,461st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,193 people.
The last name is most frequent in Bolivia, where it is borne by 2,540 people, or 1 in 4,180. In Bolivia Pesoa is most common in: Santa Cruz Department, where 91 percent are found, Beni Department, where 9 percent are found and La Paz Department, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Bolivia this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 27 percent are found.
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 surname increased 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 Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with 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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