Santos Pires Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Santos Pires Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santos Pires Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4431:483,23818,263
Cape Verde161:33,1031,244
France121:5,535,227269,324
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Santos Pires Last Name Facts

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

Santos Pires is found most frequently in Brazil. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Santos Pires click here.

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

This last name is the 640,141st most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Santos Pires are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Santos Pires is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 483,238. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 29 percent live, Bahia, where 21 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 3 percent live and France, where 3 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
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