Where Does The Last Name Souza Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Souza (Arabic: سوزا, Hindi: सूजा, Marathi: सौज़ा, Oriya: ସୁଜା, Russian: Соуза) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Souzà, Souzä or Souzá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Souza? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Souza is the 317^th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,372 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Souza reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America. Souza is also the 69,818^th most frequent given name on earth, held by 8,220 people.

Souza is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,548,475 people, or 1 in 138. In Brazil Souza is primarily found in: Bahia, where 20 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent are found. Beside Brazil it occurs in 155 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Souza Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Souza has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 26,689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 5,682 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Souza Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Maronite (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Souza last name are 43.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Souza earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning 341,318 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,051 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning R 273,432 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.08% less than the national average, earning $18,370,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,576 CAD per year.