Sousa Lima Surname

275,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Sousa Lima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sousa Lima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,3811:155,0145,947
Cape Verde191:27,8761,056
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

Sousa Lima Last Name Facts

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

Sousa Lima is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sousa Lima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sousa Lima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sousa Lima is the 275,596th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,175,814 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sousa Lima are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 1,381 people, or 1 in 155,014. In Brazil Sousa Lima is most frequent in: Maranhão, where 21 percent reside, São Paulo, where 14 percent reside and Ceará, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, 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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