Sousa Teixeira Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Sousa Teixeira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sousa Teixeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Sousa Teixeira Last Name Facts

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

Sousa Teixeira is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sousa Teixeira click here.

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

This surname is the 1,295,379th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Sousa Teixeira is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Sousa Teixeira live; 91 percent live in South America and 91 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 1,346,379. In Brazil Sousa Teixeira is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Ceará, where 17 percent are found and Bahia, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sousa Texeira962/
Souza Teixeira93441/
Sosa Texeira923/
Souza Texeira892/
Souzateixeira892/
Sauza Teixeira861/
Zuse Teixeira811/
Zuza Teixeira811/
Sueze Teixeira791/

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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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  • 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 Teixeira
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