Silva Brandão Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Silva Brandão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silva Brandão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde121:44,1371,620
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Silva Brandao (296) are calculated separately.

Silva Brandão Last Name Facts

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

Silva Brandão is found most frequently in Cape Verde. It can occur in the variant forms: Silva Brandao. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silva Brandão? popularity and diffusion

Silva Brandão is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silva Brandão are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Luso-West Africa.

This last name is most common in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 44,137. In Cape Verde Silva Brandão is mostly concentrated in: Fogo, where 50 percent live, Santiago, where 42 percent live and Santo Antão, where 8 percent live. Outside of Cape Verde this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live.

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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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