Soares Surname

266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,011,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
East Timor

Soares Surname Definition:

Soar(e)’s (Son): v. Soar(e.

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Soares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,786,0651:12015
East Timor82,7041:151
Portugal66,8801:15624
Guinea-Bissau20,5981:8429
United States13,1851:27,4903,435
France7,9561:8,349724
Cape Verde6,2501:8522
Indonesia5,5341:23,8982,872
São Tomé and Príncipe3,5761:503
Canada2,9181:12,6271,862
India2,6691:287,39816,293
Spain2,3271:20,0912,211
England1,2521:44,5035,628
Argentina8701:49,1304,140
Australia8091:33,3694,401
Venezuela7691:39,2772,171
Switzerland6721:12,2222,020
South Africa6051:89,55010,968
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Jamaica5121:5,605719
Angola4681:57,6692,300
Luxembourg4531:1,282124
Netherlands4131:40,8896,953
Belgium3861:29,7844,816
Germany3381:238,18226,184
Nigeria3191:555,30627,054
Paraguay2261:32,0211,078
Suriname2241:2,467352
Uruguay1941:17,6891,999
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Italy1311:466,84548,868
Thailand1281:551,86294,667
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Benin981:105,46511,876
Mozambique921:296,3211,396
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Bermuda871:750114
Ireland841:56,0593,870
Andorra801:1,048174
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Chile631:279,6278,218
Peru571:557,61614,875
Ecuador561:284,0338,825
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Norway261:197,78022,769
Guam251:6,405908
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Wales241:128,9399,528
Scotland221:243,35512,191
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
China191:71,964,2933,948
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Hong Kong151:489,0323,321
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
British Virgin Islands141:2,257293
Finland141:392,62226,475
Macau141:42,974357
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Oman101:368,7975,193
Israel91:950,84857,975
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Monaco71:5,295668
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Northern Cyprus61:53,1688,711
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Belize51:71,0952,977
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Panama51:782,45211,059
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Mongolia21:1,412,64416,950
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Soarès (11), Soáres (2), Soarés (2), Sôares (1) & Soárés (1) are calculated separately.

Soares (4,909) may also be a first name.

Soares Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Soar(e)’s (Son): v. Soar(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The surname Soares of Portugal is of patronymic origin, ie the children of a man named Soeiro took the Soares nickname because Soeiro in turn also became a surname, the Soeiro name comes from suarius Latin, meaning "Shepherd pigs ", thus Soeiro surname means" keeper of pigs "and Smith" the son of the keeper of pigs ".The pig farming was a very important activity since Roman times. During the Middle Ages the pig farm was the flesh warranty for every year in Portugal medieval consumption of pork has become so important that the economic power of a family was measured by the number of pigs raised.England also a Smith family came, but this has no connection with the Portuguese family, the English Soares come from the word of the old French sor of sor expression 'chestnut, which means reddish hair, the word came to England through the Norman invaders .

- danielzinn

It means "Swine Guard's son", "son of the south army" or "the one with that has red hair."

Soares is classified as a patronymic surname with Portuguese and Spanish origins, being based on Soeiro (first name), which in turn comes from the Latin suarius, meaning "pig shepherd".

In the Middle Ages, especially in Portugal, the pig farming was a very important activity, and the economic power of households were quantified by the number of pigs raised.

Another likely source is based on the ancient Germanic word sug-hari, which literally means "southern army."

There is yet another theory explaining the emergence of this surname in English lands. Soares wouldd have originated from the old French word sor'chestnut, which means "red hair".

- niedellan

The Soares surname means 'son of Soeiro'. In Portugal it was common to call children by the name of the father, so if the father called Soeiro, the children were called 'sons of Soeiro', a while later suffering variations and being transformed into Soares.

There is also the theory that the surname originated in England. The English surname Soares originates from the French word sor, which means 'chestnut', 'red hair'. The word arose from the Norman invaders.

- evenymaria

Soares Last Name Facts

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

Soares (Arabic: سواريس, Marathi: सोरेस, Russian: Соарес) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Soarès, Soáres, Soarés, Sôares or Soárés. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soares? popularity and diffusion

It is the 266th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,622 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Soares live; 89 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Luso-South America. Soares is also the 97,303rd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 4,909 people.

Soares is the most numerous surname in one country:East Timor, where 4 percent are found. The last name Soares is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,786,065 people, or 1 in 120. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 18 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it is found in 142 countries. It also occurs in East Timor, where 4 percent are found and Portugal, where 3 percent are found.

Soares Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soares has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 62,786 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soares Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Soares surname are 43.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.7% registered with the party.

The amount Soares earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.76% less than the national average, earning €9,382 per year; in Norway they earn 24.45% less than the national average, earning 261,473 kr per year; in Peru they earn 75.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,085 per year; in South Africa they earn 109.64% more than the national average, earning R 498,192 per year; in United States they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $45,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $53,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soarès9411/
Soáres942/
Soarés942/
Sôares941/
Soarres9259/
Souares9259/
Soaries9244/
Soaress9226/
Soarees9224/
Soaares9218/
Shoares9213/
Sooares929/
Soaresp928/
Soaresh927/
Soareas927/
Soareis926/
Soaires925/
Ssoares924/
Soaeres924/
Jsoares924/
Soatres923/
Soasres922/
Soaresd922/
Sohares922/
Soeares921/
Soaresc921/
Soareds921/
Soaresx921/
Soaures921/
Sjoares921/
Soarzes920/
Soare9125,304/
Soárés891/
Soarries863/
J'Soares861/
Souare8382,447/
Soarez831,211/
Soaris83512/
Saores83499/
Joares8359/
Shoare8338/
Soarea8333/
Soarer8331/
Sohare8317/
Zoares837/
Soarys836/
Coares836/
Suoare836/
Soarec835/
Soaree833/
Soarey832/
Soared832/
Soarex832/
Soaret832/
Soarei832/
Soarej831/
Ssoare831/
Soarjs830/
Sahores77378/
Soarece77169/
Souarez7759/
Zoarets7728/
Scoaris778/
Soarrey776/
Soarice776/
Souaris775/
Soharei773/
Souarre773/
Cohares772/
Coareas771/
Soaarez771/
Souaret771/
Souarey771/
Souarès771/
Sohaire771/
Suiares771/
Ssouare771/
Zohares771/
Scoarez771/
Saotres771/
Souaree771/
Saoures770/
Soara73997/
Saore73362/
Soari73154/
Soary7326/
Zoare7322/
Xoare7310/
Soaré736/
Sohahrer713/
Sauarese713/
Sahoures712/
Sohoures711/
Soarrett711/
Soareová711/
Zoharets711/
Shaore672,656/
Souara671,216/
Saoure671,017/
Sahore67950/
Souaré67804/
Souari67632/
Sohari67541/
Souore67522/
Caores67280/
Souary67234/
Sohore6786/
Soarih6777/
Joaris6762/
Shoari6756/
Shoara6738/
Joarez6731/
Choare6725/
Saoree6719/
Shoary6713/
Soaruy6712/
So'ore678/
Sioara678/
Zoarez675/
Soyore674/
Zouare674/
Soarra673/
Soario673/
Soárez673/
Siaore673/
Soariz673/
Soatri672/
Saorea671/
Saorej671/
Saorer671/
Soaari671/
Suoore671/
Soarii671/
Souarè671/
Sioore671/
Soárea671/
Coarez671/
Sohary671/
Schoharie670/

Soares Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soares in the Marathi language
सोरेसsoresa22.59
सोरसsorasa10.59
सॉरीसsorisa10.12
सॉरेसsoresa8.47
सोअरेसso'aresa5.41
सोवािरसsovairasa5.18
सोवािरशsovairasa5.18
सोआरेसso'aresa3.76
सॉिरसsoirasa3.76
सॉरसsorasa3.29
सोरीसsorisa3.29
सोआरीसso'arisa2.82
सोएरेसso'eresa2.35
सौरसsaurasa2.35
सुआरेसsu'aresa1.88
वारेसvaresa1.88
सोवारीसsovarisa1.41
सारेसsaresa0.94
सोआिरसsoairasa0.94
वरेसvaresa0.47
सॉसरेसsosaresa0.47
सोअरीसso'arisa0.47
सोवारीशsovarisa0.47
संदेशsandesa0.47
सेरेशseresa0.47
Soares in the Russian language
Соаресsoares-
Soares in the Arabic language
سواريسswarys-
سوارسswars-

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Soares Reference & Research

Meaning of the Surname - Meaning of the surname (in Portuguese).

Sears DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sears FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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