Sâo Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil
Sâo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
The alternate forms: Sao (54,448), São (894), Sào (1), Saõ (1) & Saó (1) are calculated separately.
Sâo (4) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sao | 89 | 54,448 | / |
| São | 89 | 894 | / |
| Sào | 89 | 1 | / |
| So | 80 | 1,141,441 | / |
| Sâ | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saõ | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saó | 78 | 1 | / |
| Soe | 67 | 539,113 | / |
| Seo | 67 | 195,003 | / |
| Suo | 67 | 177,719 | / |
| Soy | 67 | 92,153 | / |
| Soh | 67 | 50,750 | / |
| Soo | 67 | 44,433 | / |
| Soa | 67 | 37,917 | / |
| Soi | 67 | 18,566 | / |
| Sou | 67 | 13,818 | / |
| Sjo | 67 | 439 | / |
| Hso | 67 | 280 | / |
| Syo | 67 | 165 | / |
| Pso | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wso | 67 | 25 | / |
| Soï | 67 | 19 | / |
| Soó | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sso | 67 | 10 | / |
| S O | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sođ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soá | 67 | 5 | / |
| Séo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soà | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sâo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis