Soares dos Santos Surname

64,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Soares dos Santos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soares dos Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7,6571:27,9581,203
France541:1,230,050127,496
São Tomé and Príncipe231:7,714535
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Soares dos Santos Last Name Facts

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

Soares dos Santos is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soares dos Santos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soares dos Santos is the 64,555th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 940,450 people. The surname Soares dos Santos occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Soares dos Santos live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 7,657 people, or 1 in 27,958. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 21 percent are found, Bahia, where 11 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 0 percent are found.

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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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