Pádua Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pádua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pádua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3731:573,92621,415
Portugal3111:33,4992,065
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Padua (51,443), Pàdua (3) & Pãdua (1) are calculated separately.

Pádua (30) may also be a first name.

Pádua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pádua occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Padua, Pàdua or Pãdua. For other potential spellings of Pádua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pádua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pádua is the 472,684th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. Pádua occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Pádua are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 30 people.

The surname Pádua is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 573,926. In Brazil Pádua is most common in: São Paulo, where 39 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 27 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Padua9351,443/
Pàdua933/
Pãdua931/
Podua804/
Pádvai7348/
Paduay7327/
Paduas7318/
Paudua7311/
Padhua7310/
Paddua734/
Paduat732/
Paduha732/
Paduoa731/
Poduath671/

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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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  • 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 Pádua
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