Sá Surname
Approximately 20,491 people bear this surname
Sá Surname User-submission:
This family are descendants of Sephardic Jews who fled the Holy Land, settled in Toledo, Spain and later emigrated to Portugal. In fact, the Sa family is a direct descendant of one of the tribes of Israel. Namely, the one to whom Joseph of Egypt belonged, and whose great patriarch and original figure, Ben-Saa.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 10,247 | 1:1,017 | 174 |
| Angola | 7,888 | 1:3,422 | 516 |
| Brazil | 2,195 | 1:97,528 | 3,670 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 49 | 1:35,266 | 58 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Cape Verde | 7 | 1:75,663 | 2,587 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Sa (375,265), Sà (62), Sâ (5), Sã (3), Sä (2), Şa (287) & Ša (3) are calculated separately.
Sá (153) may also be a first name.
Sá Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This family are descendants of Sephardic Jews who fled the Holy Land, settled in Toledo, Spain and later emigrated to Portugal. In fact, the Sa family is a direct descendant of one of the tribes of Israel. Namely, the one to whom Joseph of Egypt belonged, and whose great patriarch and original figure, Ben-Saa. He was one of the last to carry the golden bull, dormant by the Israelites before Moses forbade him by the words of God in his Commandments. Hence the coat of arms contains a black bull with golden tears. After they stopped worshiping these idols, the tribe that gave rise to the surname Sa, was in charge of protecting and transporting the ark of the covenant. So it was considered as one of the great families of Israel. That is why the coat of arms again urges Israel with the checkered, silver (white) and blue, the colors of the Israeli flag.
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Where Does The Last Name Sá Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sá is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Sa, Sà, Sâ, Sã, Sä, Şa or Ša. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sá? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,254th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 355,646 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Sá are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 743,570th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 153 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is carried by 10,247 people, or 1 in 1,017. Barring Portugal this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sa | 83 | 375,265 | / |
| Sà | 83 | 62 | / |
| Sâ | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sã | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sä | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sás | 80 | 247 | / |
| Saá | 80 | 69 | / |
| Sáa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sáj | 80 | 8 | / |
| Soá | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sáz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sáh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sád | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shá | 80 | 2 | / |
| Suá | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sáy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sáá | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sági | 67 | 5,020 | / |
| Sáhó | 67 | 407 | / |
| Száz | 67 | 296 | / |
| Şa | 67 | 287 | / |
| Sáiz | 67 | 139 | / |
| Sáth | 67 | 38 | / |
| Sádt | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sáha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Saás | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sáhy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ša | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sháh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Száj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sájj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sáah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sász | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sáid | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'sá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sáis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schá | 67 | 1 | / |
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