Sousa Silva Surname
Approximately 2,581 people bear this surname
Sousa Silva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,541 | 1:84,248 | 3,165 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Cape Verde | 5 | 1:105,928 | 3,425 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sousa Silva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sousa Silva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sousa Silva is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Sousa Silva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sousa Silva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 167,551st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,823,536 people. The surname Sousa Silva occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sousa Silva reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.
This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,541 people, or 1 in 84,248. In Brazil Sousa Silva is most frequent in: Maranhão, where 17 percent reside, São Paulo, where 14 percent reside and Bahia, where 10 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and Cape Verde, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sousasilva | 95 | 7 | / |
| Sosa Silva | 95 | 5 | / |
| Susa Silva | 95 | 3 | / |
| Sousa E Silva | 92 | 325 | / |
| Souza Silva | 91 | 4,625 | / |
| Sousa-Silva | 91 | 3 | / |
| Sosa Ysilva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sousaesilva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sosa y Silva | 87 | 345 | / |
| Sousa Silvio | 87 | 3 | / |
| Sossai Silva | 87 | 3 | / |
| Sosaysilva | 86 | 14 | / |
| Souzasilva | 86 | 12 | / |
| Souza Slva | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sosa-Silva | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sesa Silva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Suza Silva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Souza E Silva | 83 | 613 | / |
| Souza-Silva | 82 | 5 | / |
| Souzaesilva | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sussu Silva | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sousa Salvo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Soaes Silva | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sas Silva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saissa Silva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Souza Silvio | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cesa Silva | 76 | 15 | / |
| Saez Silva | 76 | 4 | / |
| Sizo Silva | 76 | 3 | / |
| Seza Silva | 76 | 2 | / |
| Siza Silva | 76 | 1 | / |
| Saes Silva | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sessa E Silva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souce Selva | 73 | 11 | / |
| Souza Salvo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sasso Silva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Suazo Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sueze Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sazio Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaius Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zosso Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zauza Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saiezo Silva | 70 | 2 | / |
| Suisso Silva | 70 | 2 | / |
| Cissio Silva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sueizy Silva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sayasy Silva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sayezo Silva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Souza-Silvei | 70 | 1 | / |
| Seze Silva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeza Silva | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Silva
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