Sousa-Melo Surname

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

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Sousa-Melo Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Sousa & Melo.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sousa-Melo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sousa-Melo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sousa-Melo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sousa-Melo is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sousa-Melo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sousa-Melo is the 11,742,229th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Sousa-Melo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sousa-Melo reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sousa-Melo is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 8,212,915. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Vaud, where 100 percent are found. Not including Switzerland this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Sousa-Melo
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