Sã Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Sã Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sã Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Sa (375,265), (20,491), (62), (5), Şa (287) & Ša (3) are calculated separately.

(3) may also be a first name.

Sã Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sã is found most in Brazil. It can appear in the variant forms: Sa, , , , Şa or Ša. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sã? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sã is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sã occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Sã are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sã is also the 7,463,778th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 3 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sa83375,265/
8320,491/
8362/
835/
São80894/
Saã802/
Sãn801/
Şa67287/
Sãad676/
Ša673/
Shãã671/

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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 Sã
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