Soouza Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Soouza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Soouza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soouza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soouza has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soouza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Soouza live; 90 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 4,039,138. In Brazil Soouza is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 26 percent are found, Bahia, where 15 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'Soouza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saouza | 83 | 36 | / |
| Soyuza | 83 | 33 | / |
| Sohoza | 83 | 22 | / |
| Souuza | 83 | 22 | / |
| Soousa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Soauza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Soiuza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Siouza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Suouza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jojouza | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sohouzo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shohoza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saoozai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saoza | 73 | 3 | / |
| Soüza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaouzah | 71 | 153 | / |
| Sohouzie | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shaouzai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shahooza | 71 | 2 | / |
| D'Souoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahouzai | 67 | 1,054 | / |
| Soyosa | 67 | 934 | / |
| Suhoza | 67 | 70 | / |
| Saousa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Soousi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shahoozai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Soyusa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soiusa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saozai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saouzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saozay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soyozo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyuza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soüzza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zohoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyuza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Soouza
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis