Pessoa Surname
Approximately 113,501 people bear this surname
Pessoa Surname User-submission:
Pessoa: Portuguese word for a person (an individual being, especially a human).
Pessoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 97,641 | 1:2,192 | 213 |
| Angola | 6,310 | 1:4,277 | 620 |
| Portugal | 5,643 | 1:1,846 | 273 |
| Bolivia | 1,643 | 1:6,462 | 825 |
| United States | 583 | 1:621,713 | 50,239 |
| Jamaica | 335 | 1:8,567 | 974 |
| Argentina | 170 | 1:251,432 | 20,361 |
| Canada | 156 | 1:236,190 | 22,564 |
| Spain | 149 | 1:313,772 | 18,634 |
| Costa Rica | 137 | 1:34,891 | 955 |
| England | 119 | 1:468,219 | 30,572 |
| France | 118 | 1:562,904 | 76,109 |
| Paraguay | 63 | 1:114,869 | 2,572 |
| Chile | 51 | 1:345,421 | 9,676 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Luxembourg | 29 | 1:20,019 | 4,535 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Peru | 23 | 1:1,381,918 | 21,725 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 19 | 1:9,338 | 607 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Pessôa (242), Pessõa (1) & Pessóa (1) are calculated separately.
Pessoa (63) may also be a first name.
Pessoa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pessoa: Portuguese word for a person (an individual being, especially a human).
- mpessoaThe surname Pesoa, Pesôa, or Pessoa means 'person' in Portuguese.
- epsoanuberPessoa Demographics
Average Pessoa Salary in
United States
$45,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pessoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pessoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pessoa (Arabic: بيسوا) is found most in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pessôa, Pessõa or Pessóa. For other potential spellings of Pessoa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pessoa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pessoa is the 4,987th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 64,207 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Pessoa reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Luso-South America. Pessoa is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 63 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 97,641 people, or 1 in 2,192. In Brazil Pessoa is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 15 percent live, Pernambuco, where 12 percent live and Ceará, where 10 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 6 percent live and Portugal, where 5 percent live.
Pessoa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pessoa has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pessoa last name increased 11,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pessoa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pessoa surname are 43.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Pessoa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 38.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,977 per year; in South Africa they earn 274.24% more than the national average, earning R 889,344 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,866 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pessoa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pessoa in the Arabic language | ||
| بيسوا | byswa | - |
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Footnotes
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