Sao Joao Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sao Joao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sao Joao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: São João (12) are calculated separately.

Sao Joao Last Name Facts

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

Sao Joao occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: São João. Click here for further possible spellings of Sao Joao.

How Common Is The Last Name Sao Joao? popularity and diffusion

Sao Joao is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sao Joao reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 58 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 38 percent live and Western Cape, where 4 percent live. Besides South Africa Sao Joao exists in one country. It is also found in Venezuela, where 4 percent live.

Sao Joao Last Name Statistics demography

Sao Joao earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning R 221,976 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
São João9212/
Sao-Joao882/
Sae Jao80151/
Sae Joo8023/
Si Joao8010/
Sea Joo801/
Sa Ja773/
Sa Jo771/
Sae Jiao753/
Sajowa71408/
Sa Joe7151/
Sojowa719/
Sae Jo716/
Sajjoo714/
So Jou711/
Sawjoo711/
Sawoja711/
S João711/
Sajjao711/
Sahjoo711/
Sae Jia6754/
Saejiao678/
Sae Jio678/
Sae Joe677/
Sae Jea676/
Zo Joya674/
Sae Jai673/
Saejhao672/
Sae Jua671/
Sajjooa671/
See Joo671/
Saijiao671/
Sae Jae671/
Siaw Jo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sao Joao
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