Sousa dos Santos Surname

246,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname

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

Sousa dos Santos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sousa dos Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,5921:134,4695,132
France71:9,488,960336,266
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
São Tomé and Príncipe31:59,1412,796
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sousa dos Santos Last Name Facts

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

Sousa dos Santos is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 246,410th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,515,208 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sousa dos Santos live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Sousa dos Santos is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,592 people, or 1 in 134,469. In Brazil it is most common in: Maranhão, where 17 percent reside, Bahia, where 16 percent reside and São Paulo, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Brazil it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside and Cape Verde, where 0 percent reside.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sousa dos Santos
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