Serrão Surname

48,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Portugal

Serrão Surname User-submission:

(Portuguese) Serrão is a topographic name from serrão, meaning 'mountain dweller', an equivalent of Spanish Serrano.

(Italian) Serrào is compound of the honorific title ser (sir) and the personal name Rao.

Serrão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola4,7331:5,702788
Portugal3,0191:3,451419
India5051:1,518,94156,929
Brazil4711:454,51017,246
United Arab Emirates3911:23,4332,671
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Italy3211:190,51927,937
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Canada1161:317,63429,153
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
England601:928,63447,428
Australia381:710,41347,396
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Belgium161:718,54060,840
France161:4,151,420237,746
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Barbados81:35,9311,672
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Oman41:921,9937,313
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Macau21:300,8151,009
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
East Timor11:1,215,928507
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Serrão Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Portuguese) Serrão is a topographic name from serrão, meaning 'mountain dweller', an equivalent of Spanish Serrano.

(Italian) Serrào is compound of the honorific title ser (sir) and the personal name Rao.

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The Serrão surname originates in Minho Region, Northern Portugal. It means 'sawyer', 'one who saws'.

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Serrão Last Name Facts

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

The last name Serrão is more frequently found in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serrão? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,304th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 682,291 people. The last name Serrão occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Serrão are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.

The surname Serrão is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 4,733 people, or 1 in 5,702. Aside from Angola Serrão occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 28 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Seerrão921/
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Serron831,210/
Serrou83566/
Serroy8344/
Serrom836/
Serroa834/
Serroi834/
Serroe833/
Zerrão831/
Seerão831/
Sherron771,604/
Serrone77931/
Serrout77140/
Serroud77123/
Serroux7737/
Sierrou7724/
Serrong7722/
Serrouh776/
Serrajo772/
Hserron771/
Sherroa771/
Sherroy771/
Serrayo771/
Serreio771/
Serrujo771/
Serruyo771/
Sherrom770/
Sherroo770/
Serra73203,123/
Seron738,457/
Seroy731,422/
Serru73531/
Serou73504/
Seroa73183/
Seroo73136/
Seroi7393/
Serom7351/
Seroe7325/
Seroj7314/
Serrà7310/
Seroń7310/
Serrá736/
Serrú736/
Zerão732/
Seraã731/
Shearron71103/
Serrouya7126/
Serraios7119/
Serraiou714/
Sherrone712/
Serroune712/
Sherrond711/
Sherroon711/
Sherrous711/
Serrouha711/
Serrhong711/
Sherroom711/
Sierra67447,254/
Cerron679,249/
Serrat676,718/
Serejo675,434/
Serraj674,746/
Serran672,493/
Serrai672,333/
Sieroń672,058/
Serras671,995/
Sergon671,949/
Zerrou671,936/
Scerra671,608/
Sheron671,348/
Serray67860/
Serous67773/
Serrau67767/
Sherra67561/
Sieron67471/
Seroux67470/
Serrut67455/
Serone67452/
Serong67435/
Sheroo67394/
Serrah67348/
Seroje67347/
Serrud67299/
Serraz67256/
Seuron67243/
Seeroo67223/
Seroja67219/
Serrus67201/
Syrrou67168/
Serrad67168/
Serrie67157/
Seront67150/
Serowe67112/
Serraç67108/
Searra6780/
Serree6775/
Serajo6771/
Seroon6753/
Cerroy6747/
Seirra6744/
Seroji6740/
Serojo6740/
Seroin6736/
Sherom6732/
Serout6730/
Serrij6730/
Searon6727/
Seiron6727/
Sierou6725/
Seroya6723/
Sereyo6722/
Serrón6720/
Setrom6718/
Serruy6718/
Sheroy6716/
Seerra6716/
Serrey6715/
Serraa6714/
Sirrom6713/
Seiroa6712/
Serujo6711/
Setron6710/
Serhon6710/
Serram6710/
Setrou6710/
Serayo6710/
Seroyd6710/
Serrán6710/
Serzon679/
Sergou679/
Serranova678/
Sirron677/
Serraggio677/
Serooe677/
Sereio676/
Serond676/
Serranová675/
Sherru675/
Seroye675/
Seroom675/
Sheroa674/
Sheroj674/
Searoe674/
Seroim674/
Serêjo674/
Sirrou674/
Sehroj673/
Seriio673/
Seriyo673/
Serrup673/
Serrra673/
Seyrou673/
Sieroe672/
Seroyo672/
Serrea672/
Searoy672/
Searou672/
Serijo672/
Serois672/
Serouh672/
Cerrom672/
Zerron672/
Sheroi672/
Seerom672/
Serojh671/
Seroid671/
Sceron671/
Searoa671/
Serhoo671/
Sehron671/
Cherão671/
Seroio671/
Seroue671/
Seroia671/
Serraï671/
Serròn671/
Serohu671/
Serooj671/
Serouj671/
Seyron671/
Sherou671/
Seirou671/
Seraio671/
Seroud671/
Seroyn671/
Sehrra671/
Seirom671/
Seruon671/
Seroum671/
Seroun671/
Sherrouch671/
Serrye670/
Sheroe670/
Seeroy670/

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