São Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

São Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

São Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal5761:18,0871,300
Brazil3011:711,21026,095
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

São (3,576) may also be a first name.

São Last Name Facts

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

The surname São is found most frequently in Portugal. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of São click here.

How Common Is The Last Name São? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 394,847th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. The last name São is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of São are found; 65 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 118,403rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 3,576 people.

The surname São is most widespread in Portugal, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 18,087. Beside Portugal it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 34 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
803/
Sahão752/
Son67904,535/
Soe67539,113/
Som67140,522/
Soy6792,153/
Soo6744,433/
Soa6737,917/
Soi6718,566/
Sou6713,818/
Soj67911/
Soá675/
Sođ675/
Saã672/
Ção671/
Sãn671/
Soî671/
Zão671/

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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 São
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis