Santos da Silva Surname

38,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Santos da Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santos da Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil13,4231:15,948810
France841:790,74795,785
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Cape Verde71:75,6632,587
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Santos da Silva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Santos da Silva Come From? nationality or country of origin

Santos da Silva occurs most in Brazil. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Santos da Silva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,850th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 538,303 people. Santos da Silva occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Santos da Silva live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 13,423 people, or 1 in 15,948. In Brazil Santos da Silva is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 18 percent live, Bahia, where 17 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 16 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

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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 Santos da Silva
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