Pessanha Surname
Approximately 18,688 people bear this surname
Pessanha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 17,292 | 1:12,380 | 697 |
| Portugal | 1,264 | 1:8,242 | 742 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Pessanha (18) may also be a first name.
Pessanha Demographics
Average Male Pessanha Height
172.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pessanha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pessanha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pessanha is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pessanha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pessanha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 28,737th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 389,959 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pessanha live; 93 percent live in South America and 93 percent live in Luso-South America. Pessanha is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.
It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 17,292 people, or 1 in 12,380. In Brazil Pessanha is primarily concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 91 percent live, Espírito Santo, where 3 percent live and São Paulo, where 3 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 7 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.
Pessanha Last Name Statistics demography
Pessanha earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pessannha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pesssanha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pesanha | 93 | 35 | / |
| Pessagna | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pessonha | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pesaanha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pessanho | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pessagnia | 82 | 0 | / |
| Peçanha | 80 | 390 | / |
| Pesania | 80 | 36 | / |
| Pesonha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pesanho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pessagno | 75 | 836 | / |
| Peshania | 75 | 29 | / |
| Phesania | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pechanha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pessonho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pesaña | 71 | 465 | / |
| Peschanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pisania | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pezania | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pesagno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pesanio | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pessanha
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