Picanço Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Picanço Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Picanço Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal3961:26,3091,716
Brazil3361:637,12623,622
Italy1711:357,64142,036
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Canada601:614,09350,489
France311:2,142,668174,004
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Picanco (7,430) are calculated separately.

Picanço Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Picanço Come From? nationality or country of origin

Picanço is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Picanco. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Picanço? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 322,243rd most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Picanço are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 26,309. Apart from Portugal this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent reside and Italy, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Picanco957,430/
Picanso86298/
Picanzo86181/
Picanjo861/
Picancio80141/
Paicanco801/
Picansio801/
Piccanco800/
Picanza7184/
Pijanco7117/
Picanca7117/
Pizanco7111/
Picansa712/
Pecanco712/
Pisanzio67100/
Picancia672/
Paisanso671/
Pickanza671/
Phijanchot591/
Pejanco578/
Pizonzo571/
Pesanzo570/
Peconzo570/
Pikandja5321/
Paisansa531/
Pesancio531/
Pekantso531/
Pecancha531/
Phisansat5081/
Phisansap501/

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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
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  • 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 Picanço
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