Seixas Surname

16,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Seixas Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Latin origin, which means 'stone'. It is the name of a Galician family. The surname is also related to Seixa (Columba Oeans) which is the common piegon, since that is the bird that figures in Seixas family crest.

Seixas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil20,3991:10,494601
Angola6,3101:4,277620
Portugal5,7181:1,822270
France6801:97,68014,285
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
Ecuador1401:113,6136,469
Spain1001:467,52024,100
England441:1,266,32057,817
Panama421:93,1493,638
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
India271:28,409,829361,298
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
East Timor91:135,103179
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Seixas (112) may also be a first name.

Seixas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Latin origin, which means 'stone'. It is the name of a Galician family. The surname is also related to Seixa (Columba Oeans) which is the common piegon, since that is the bird that figures in Seixas family crest.

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Seixas Last Name Facts

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

Seixas is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seixas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seixas is the 16,333rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 214,138 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Seixas are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Luso-South America. Seixas is also the 885,979th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 112 people.

The surname Seixas is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 20,399 people, or 1 in 10,494. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 19 percent reside, Amazonas, where 16 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 15 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 19 percent reside and Portugal, where 17 percent reside.

Seixas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seixas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seixas last name grew 422 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seixas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seixas last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seixas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $58,375 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sceixas921/
Seixa91160/
Sexas9144/
Sixas9112/
D'Seixas861/
Seisas83156/
Sixeas8340/
Xeixas8316/
Sesias8311/
Seizas838/
Ceixas837/
Siexas836/
Seixos832/
Secias832/
Saixas831/
Seixsa831/
Seixxa831/
Sixase831/
Sejxas831/
Seixax830/
Sexa8071/
Sixa8013/
Seichas7748/
Seishas7726/
Cheixas777/
Sexashe775/
Sixashe772/
Seicjas771/
Seixo73510/
Sisas73113/
Sizas7316/
Zixas734/
Sesas733/
Zexas731/
Saxas731/
Sixaj731/
Sixxa731/
Suexa731/
Sixza731/
Sixay731/
Sigxa731/
Shixa731/
Sixoa731/
Sexxa730/
Sigxashe71177/
Sheichas713/
Seichais712/
Sexhashe711/
Cesias67271/
Siasos67210/
Sacias67196/
Seceas67112/
Shizas6797/
Ceseas6790/
Cecias6764/
Sizass6742/
Sichas6729/
Seksia6727/
Sissas6725/
Sitsas6721/
Sechas6719/
Sezeas6711/
Seseas679/
Sxizas676/
Cisias676/
Siaksa675/
Sisais674/
Sixeus673/
Siasas672/
Sigxhashe672/
Seesas672/
Sesays672/
Sessas671/
Seigsa671/
Sehsas671/
Sigxay671/
Seaksa671/
Sisias671/
Sizash671/
Seccas671/
Sezais671/
Siezas671/
Sheixo671/
Ciseas671/
Shenxa671/
Sixhai671/
Giaxas671/
Saizas671/
Siceas671/
Siesas671/
Sixous671/
Sexaut670/
Scesas670/
Scisas670/

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