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

The last name Saraiva (Arabic: سارايفا) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Saraïva or Sáraíva. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 3,531^st most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 45,908 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Saraiva reside; 59 percent reside in South America and 58 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 180,884^th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,788 people.

The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 92,853 people, or 1 in 2,306. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Ceará, where 17 percent are found, São Paulo, where 15 percent are found and Pará, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 15 percent are found and Mozambique, where 14 percent are found.

Saraiva Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Saraiva surname are 45.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 99.07% registered with the party.

The amount Saraiva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.16% more than the national average, earning 433,162 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 111.5% more than the national average, earning R 502,608 per year; in United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $55,546 CAD per year.