São João Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
São João Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
The alternate forms: Sao Joao (27) are calculated separately.
São João Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name São João Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname São João is held by more people in Cape Verde than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Sao Joao. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name São João? popularity and diffusion
The surname São João is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of São João reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 88,274. In Cape Verde it is mostly found in: Fogo, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cape Verde this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.
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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 João
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