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Where Does The Last Name Sampaio Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sampaio has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered as: Sampáio. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampaio? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,397^th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 31,761 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Sampaio live; 74 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Luso-South America. Sampaio is also the 161,508^th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 2,157 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 170,597 people, or 1 in 1,255. In Brazil Sampaio is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent are found, Bahia, where 14 percent are found and Ceará, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 13 percent are found and Portugal, where 7 percent are found.

Sampaio Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Sampaio surname are 30.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sampaio earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning R 272,256 per year; in United States they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $41,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning $48,478 CAD per year.