Simão Vaz Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Simão Vaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simão Vaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

The alternate forms: Simao Vaz (35) are calculated separately.

Simão Vaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simão Vaz is most common in Cape Verde. It can also be rendered as: Simao Vaz. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simão Vaz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simão Vaz are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Luso-Central Africa.

The last name Simão Vaz is most commonly used in Cape Verde, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 529,642. In Cape Verde Simão Vaz is mostly found in: Fogo, where 100 percent live. Besides Cape Verde it occurs in one country. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simao Vaz9635/
Sima Vaz821/
Simau Vaz781/
Simao Vas781/
Simovas751/
Simeao Aviz701/
Somma Vaz672/
Simovs671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simão Vaz
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