Pires Lima Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Pires Lima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pires Lima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2221:964,29934,285
São Tomé and Príncipe61:29,5701,440
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Pires Lima Last Name Facts

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

Pires Lima is most common in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pires Lima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pires Lima is the 1,055,483rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Pires Lima reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 94 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Pires Lima is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 964,299. In Brazil Pires Lima is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 26 percent are found, Bahia, where 16 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 3 percent are found and Cape Verde, where 2 percent are found.

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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
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