Sousa Pires Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

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

Sousa Pires Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sousa Pires Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Sousa Pires Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sousa Pires is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Sousa Pires is the 1,755,741st most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Sousa Pires occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Sousa Pires reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 2,140,743. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 23 percent live, Maranhão, where 21 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 4 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 2 percent live.

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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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