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 Pessanha Salary in
United States
$45,833 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pessanha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pessanha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pessanha is found most frequently in Brazil. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pessanha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,737th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 389,959 people. The last name is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 17,292 people, or 1 in 12,380. In Brazil Pessanha is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 91 percent live, Espírito Santo, where 3 percent live and São Paulo, where 3 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name exists 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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