Exclusive surnames in Cape Verde

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Cape Verde and are not found in any other country in the world. They are unique cultural heritage, reflecting the linguistic, geographical or historical isolation of the region. This table shows the 100 most common exclusive surnames.

#	Surname	Bearers	%
1	Da conceição tavares	167	6.7%
2	Da conceição mendes	146	5.8%
3	Da conceição moreira	100	4%
4	Da conceição varela	100	4%
5	Da conceição monteiro	94	3.7%
6	Da conceição correia	90	3.6%
7	Do rosário gomes	75	3%
8	Baptista delgado	64	2.5%
9	Do rosário monteiro	64	2.5%
10	Da conceição cabral	62	2.5%
11	Ss-a	60	2.4%
12	Da luz semedo	58	2.3%
13	Da conceição sanches	58	2.3%
14	Da conceição furtado	57	2.3%
15	Sá nogueira	54	2.2%
16	Da conceição borges	53	2.1%
17	Conceição lopes	51	2%
18	Conceição tavares	45	1.8%
19	Do rosário silva	45	1.8%
20	Ss-ai	44	1.8%
21	Sábado lopes	42	1.7%
22	Sábado mendes	37	1.5%
23	Da conceição vieira	37	1.5%
24	Da graça tavares	35	1.4%
25	Da conceição cardoso	34	1.4%
26	Sábado gomes	34	1.4%
27	Do rosário mendes	34	1.4%
28	Conceição gomes	33	1.3%
29	Do rosário fortes	33	1.3%
30	Da conceição almeida	32	1.3%

31	Da conceição martins	30	1.2%
32	Gonçalves semedo	29	1.2%
33	Rs-sk	28	1.1%
34	De sá nogueira	27	1.1%
35	Do rosário andrade	27	1.1%
36	Do rosário delgado	27	1.1%
37	Do rosário santos	27	1.1%
38	Da conceição andrade	27	1.1%
39	Zêgo	26	1%
40	Da conceição gonçalves	26	1%
41	Do livramento delgado	25	1%
42	Do rosário de fátima	25	1%
43	Da conceição duarte	25	1%
44	Da conceição ribeiro	25	1%
45	Da conceição rocha	25	1%
46	Santos évora	24	1%
47	Da conceição brito	23	0.9%
48	Da conceição fortes	23	0.9%
49	Sábado pereira	23	0.9%
50	Conceição monteiro	22	0.9%
51	Da conceição de pina	22	0.9%
52	Da conceição moniz	22	0.9%
53	Do rosário tavares	22	0.9%
54	De pina araújo	21	0.8%
55	Do rosário varela	21	0.8%
56	Semedo gonçalves	21	0.8%
57	Da conceição neves	21	0.8%
58	Mendes livramento	8	0.3%
59	Gomes de sá	1	0%

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FAQs

What are exclusive surnames in Cape Verde?

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Cape Verde and are not found in any other country in the world according to our official census data. The most common exclusive surname is Da conceição tavares, with 167. registered bearers.

Why do exclusive surnames exist in Cape Verde?

Exclusive surnames typically arise from linguistic, geographical or historical isolation. They may also derive from local place names, traditional occupations or phonetic adaptations unique to the language and culture of Cape Verde.

Where does this data come from?

The data comes from official censuses and civil registries. A surname is considered exclusive when it appears in our records from only one country with verified bearers.

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