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 last name Sarmento (Arabic: سارمنتو, Russian: Сармьенто) occurs more in East Timor more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sarmento.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarmento? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,403rd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 82,589 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 32 percent of Sarmento are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Luso-Southeast Asia. Sarmento is also the 91,377th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 5,422 people.

This surname is most frequent in East Timor, where it is borne by 27,568 people, or 1 in 44. Not including East Timor Sarmento occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 31 percent reside and Mozambique, where 27 percent reside.

Sarmento Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sarmento has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sarmento surname increased 18,840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sarmento Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Sarmento surname are 41.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.81% being 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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