Souto Maior Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Souto Maior Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souto Maior Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil9851:217,3348,393
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Souto Maior Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Souto Maior Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Souto Maior has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Souto Maior.

How Common Is The Last Name Souto Maior? popularity and diffusion

The surname Souto Maior is the 365,146th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,376,059 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Souto Maior reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Souto Maior is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 985 people, or 1 in 217,334. In Brazil Souto Maior is most numerous in: Pernambuco, where 48 percent live, Paraíba, where 13 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 0 percent live and Peru, where 0 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
  • 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 Souto Maior
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