Souza de Jesus Surname

216,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Souza de Jesus Surname User-submission:

The origin of the name Jesus Souza is Hebrew. Souza is a variation of the name Sousa, which comes from the Latin saza or saxa. Souza may still be related to Seixa, a species of wild and aggressive pigeon, which in the 11th century was called Sausa, in Portugal.

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Souza de Jesus Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,8961:112,9084,272

Souza de Jesus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of the name Jesus Souza is Hebrew. Souza is a variation of the name Sousa, which comes from the Latin saza or saxa. Souza may still be related to Seixa, a species of wild and aggressive pigeon, which in the 11th century was called Sausa, in Portugal.

The surname Jesus appeared in Spain and from there came to Portugal and Brazil, he is a reference to Jesus of Nazareth. The name Jesus comes from the Aramaic ישוע (Yeshua) which means 'Jehovah is salvation'.

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Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sousa de Jesus93442/
Souza de Jesuz931/
Sosa de Jesus891/
Cesa de Jesus813/
Sassi de Jesus791/
Sueis de Jesus791/
Cisse de Jesus711/

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