Semedo da Costa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Semedo da Costa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Semedo da Costa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Semedo da Costa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Semedo da Costa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Semedo da Costa occurs more in Cape Verde more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semedo da Costa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Semedo da Costa reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Luso-West Africa.

The last name Semedo da Costa is most frequent in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 88,274. In Cape Verde Semedo da Costa is most common in: Sal, where 83 percent live and Santiago, where 17 percent live. Other than Cape Verde this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Semedo da Costa
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