Sarmento Surname

6,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
East Timor
Highest density in:
East Timor

Sarmento Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarmento Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
East Timor27,5681:4414
Brazil27,3891:7,816499
Mozambique23,4831:1,161282
Portugal4,9351:2,111306
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
United States9421:384,77633,914
Indonesia6221:212,61919,965
Philippines3451:293,44441,951
France1121:593,06078,954
Canada601:614,09350,489
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
England341:1,638,76668,634
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sarmento (5,422) may also be a first name.

Sarmento Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarmento (Arabic: سارمنتو, Russian: Сармьенто) is carried by more people in East Timor than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarmento? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarmento is the 6,403rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 82,589 people. The surname Sarmento is primarily found in Asia, where 32 percent of Sarmento reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Luso-Southeast Asia. It is also the 91,377th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 5,422 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in East Timor, where it is carried by 27,568 people, or 1 in 44. Aside from East Timor Sarmento occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 31 percent live and Mozambique, where 27 percent live.

Sarmento Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sarmento has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sarmento surname expanded 18,840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sarmento Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sarmento surname are 41.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarmento earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 134.63% more than the national average, earning R 557,568 per year; in Colombia they earn 46.21% more than the national average, earning $33,192,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $54,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarmento Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarmento in the Russian language
Сармьентоsarmento-
Sarmento in the Arabic language
سارمنتوsarmntw-

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Footnotes

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