Pessoa Surname

4,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pessoa Surname User-submission:

Pessoa: Portuguese word for a person (an individual being, especially a human).

Pessoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil97,6411:2,192213
Angola6,3101:4,277620
Portugal5,6431:1,846273
Bolivia1,6431:6,462825
United States5831:621,71350,239
Jamaica3351:8,567974
Argentina1701:251,43220,361
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Spain1491:313,77218,634
Costa Rica1371:34,891955
England1191:468,21930,572
France1181:562,90476,109
Paraguay631:114,8692,572
Chile511:345,4219,676
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Luxembourg291:20,0194,535
Israel261:329,14027,831
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Suriname191:29,0855,642
São Tomé and Príncipe191:9,338607
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Panama101:391,2268,067
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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).

- mpessoa

The surname Pesoa, Pesôa, or Pessoa means 'person' in Portuguese.

- epsoanuber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pessôa94242/
Pessõa941/
Pessóa941/
Pessoas92176/
Pessoah922/
Pessoha921/
Pessoaa921/
Pessoad921/
Pessooa921/
Pesoa916,689/
Pessa912,348/
Pesso91867/
Pessoass861/
Pessot83835/
Pessah83404/
Peussa83226/
Pessio83146/
Pessoz83130/
Pessat8339/
Pessos8337/
Pessay8329/
Passoa8327/
Phesso8321/
Piessa8320/
Pessou8318/
Pessao8314/
Peusso8313/
Pesoha8311/
Pessaj838/
Peasso837/
Pessoh836/
Pessas835/
Pesooa833/
Phessa832/
Pessai832/
Peesoa832/
Peessa831/
Pesoat831/
Pissoa831/
Peissa831/
Pesoah831/
Peshoa831/
Pesioa831/
Pesoas831/
Pessoi831/
Pesa8011,028/
Peso803,883/
Peyssou7771/
Pesseat7765/
Pessach7753/
Pessoit7748/
Pessaud7740/
Pessaia7736/
Pesseas7722/
Pesseau7720/
Pissoat7719/
Pessoho7711/
Phetsoa774/
Pessaux774/
Pessaye772/
Phessas772/
Pessaut772/
Pessott771/
Pessaha771/
Peyssot771/
Pessaya771/
Pessijo771/
Pessois771/
Ppassoa771/
Piessou771/
Pessayi771/
Possoua771/
Pessoot771/
Pessoth771/
Pessout771/
Pessoux770/
Pezoa735,750/
Pesos734,068/
Pessi732,771/
Petsa731,955/
Pissa731,882/
Pisso731,649/
Pesse731,535/
Pesha731,517/
Pesaa731,507/
Pessy73849/
Peesa73758/
Petso73469/
Pesay73376/
Pesis73365/
Pyssa73235/
Pejsa73234/
Pesah73192/
Pesau73181/
Phesa73170/
Peisa73156/
Pesop73155/
Pesaj73147/
Pasoa73137/
Pesad73136/
Peeso73132/
Pesho73119/
Pesao73108/
Peiso7397/
Piesa7396/
Pesas7393/
Pesai7366/
Pesot7356/
Peusa7353/
Pesea7345/
Pesat7341/
Pesoi7339/
Pesia7336/
Pesga7335/
Pexsa7334/
Pesio7325/
Peses7324/
Peasa7322/
Peysa7317/
Pesys7313/
Pheso7312/
Posoa7311/
Pesap739/
Pässa738/
Pêsso736/
Pessé736/
Pesza735/
Peaso734/
Pedso734/
Pesae732/
Peuso732/
Pesgo732/
Pesoh732/
Pesou732/
Pieso732/
Pesod732/
Pesoy731/
Pessô731/
Pesôa731/
Pessê731/
Hpesa731/
Pezsa731/
Pessó731/
Pesyo731/
Phetsooa7147/
Piesseau7118/
Pesehova7111/
Pessault714/
Pesseaud713/
Petsas672,329/
Pescio671,928/
Pesach671,089/
Pissot671,025/
Pesiao67922/
Pessey67776/
Petsis67697/
Piesse67676/
Piesio67530/
Pissas67427/
Petsos67388/
Pesser67333/
Pesaji67318/
Phisso67209/
Pissay67201/
Peitso67194/
Phetso67193/
Pessis67180/
Petsou67179/
Pesses67178/
Pesios67161/
Pesoth67136/
Peszat67118/
Peetso67115/
Pescha67112/
Poisso67111/
Pesout6777/
Pessei6769/
Passao6764/
Peesai6762/
Phesao6761/
Peasha6758/
Peusha6755/
Peyssi6755/
Petsai6750/
Pesayi6745/
Possao6745/
Pessie6743/
Peysse6739/
Peasad6738/
Pesset6737/
Peisah6733/
Pesets6731/
Peshis6730/
Peisse6729/
Pissos6729/
Phesay6728/
Phasoa6728/
Peesay6727/
Peseau6725/
Paissa6724/
Pescho6723/
Peshai6723/
Peshad6720/
Perzsa6720/
Pissou6719/
Peshat6719/
Peysha6719/
Phesse6717/
Pejsha6717/
Peisai6717/
Petsha6716/
Pesseu6716/
Phesha6715/
Petses6714/
Peasse6713/
Peasai6713/
Pesseh6712/
Peyssy6712/
Phesop6712/
Petsay6712/
Pesaud6711/
Peisahova6711/
Pissai6710/
Pessyh679/
Pesiya678/
Phetsa678/
Phesia678/
Phosoa678/
Piossa677/
Peshes677/
Pisioa677/
Puissa676/
Petsio675/
Piessi675/
Peshos674/
Petsod674/
Posooa674/
Peasea674/
Pissio674/
Phesis674/
Pezzoa674/
Pesawe674/
Peesoi674/
Paisoa673/
Peshio673/
Piosso673/
Peesha673/
Peiseo673/
Payssa673/
Piessé673/
Pessez673/
Peasia673/
Piesha672/
Pesaye672/
Pashoa672/
Pisoja672/
Piesza672/
Peases672/
Peassi672/
Peesah672/
Peshoi672/
Pheasa672/
Phisoa672/
Peesse671/
Peasaa671/
Peassy671/
Pechoa671/
Peesap671/
Peesau671/
Peisha671/
Pesayt671/
Peshas671/
Peshay671/
Peshoo671/
Piesea671/
Pesces671/
Peesoo671/
Pezsia671/
Peusse671/
Petsah671/
Phesat671/
Peazoa671/
Pe'eso671/
Peises671/
Peisot671/
Peitsa671/
Pedsou671/
Pesoit671/
Pesood671/
Pesadp671/
Pesaio671/
Pesaiy671/
Pesaja671/
Pesuyo671/
Peszot671/
Pesaut671/
Pesaya671/
Peshah671/
Pesies671/
Pesijs671/
Pesiod671/
Pisoua671/
Pissah671/
Pissoh671/
Pitsso671/
Posoha671/
Posioa671/
Pissaï671/
Peatso671/
Petsho671/
Pissoi671/
Pesuya671/
Peshou671/
Petsap671/
Petsot671/
Peysot671/
Peesho671/
Pehesa671/
Pedsai671/
Peasio671/
Pasooa671/
Peshea670/
Peissi670/
Peussy670/
Pesott670/
Pesiea670/

Pessoa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pessoa in the Arabic language
بيسواbyswa-

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