Sousa Fortes Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sousa Fortes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 1:176,547 | 4,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Sousa Fortes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sousa Fortes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sousa Fortes is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sousa Fortes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sousa Fortes is the 5,812,366th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Sousa Fortes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Sousa Fortes reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 55 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The last name Sousa Fortes is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent live, Piauí, where 33 percent live and Maranhão, where 17 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cape Verde, where 27 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souza Fortes | 92 | 19 | / |
| Sousa Freitas | 80 | 194 | / |
| Souza Fortuoso | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sosfortis | 76 | 2 | / |
| Souza Frades | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sousa E Freitas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Souza Freitas | 72 | 378 | / |
| Sousa-Freitas | 72 | 2 | / |
| Sussai Freitas | 69 | 1 | / |
| Sossai Freitas | 69 | 1 | / |
| Sousa Frutuoso | 69 | 1 | / |
| Sesa Freitas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sasfortas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Souza Frutuoso | 62 | 8 | / |
| Souza Virtuoso | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zuza Freitas | 58 | 1 | / |
| Sueyze Freitas | 54 | 1 | / |
| Zuzaia Freitas | 54 | 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
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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 Fortes
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