Most common surnames in Sao Tome and Principe

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Sao Tome and Principe

Fernandes
#1
110.793
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Sao Tome and Principe, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Dos santos
3.703
2
Fernandes
4.000
1
Soares
3.471
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Fernandes 4.000
3.6%
2 Dos santos 3.703
3.3%
3 Soares 3.471
3.1%
4 Afonso 3.106
2.8%
5 Quaresma 2.949
2.7%
6 Da costa 2.656
2.4%
7 Neto 2.525
2.3%
8 Lima 2.376
2.1%
9 Pereira 2.375
2.1%
10 De sousa 2.289
2.1%
11 Da conceição 2.263
2%
12 Dos ramos 2.164
2%
13 Santo 2.113
1.9%
14 Tavares 2.054
1.9%
15 Da cruz 2.031
1.8%
16 Lopes 1.933
1.7%
17 Vaz 1.821
1.6%
18 Costa 1.805
1.6%
19 Mendes 1.798
1.6%
20 Da trindade 1.787
1.6%
21 Dias 1.782
1.6%
22 Da graça 1.733
1.6%
23 Carvalho 1.636
1.5%
24 Pires 1.626
1.5%
25 Martins 1.610
1.5%
26 Gomes 1.572
1.4%
27 Da silva 1.556
1.4%
28 Sousa 1.500
1.4%
29 Das neves 1.472
1.3%
30 Santos 1.418
1.3%
31 Ramos 1.372
1.2%
32 Monteiro 1.259
1.1%
33 Do espirito 1.240
1.1%
34 Do nascimento 1.225
1.1%
35 Do sacramento 1.185
1.1%
36 Nascimento 1.184
1.1%
37 Ferreira 1.165
1.1%
38 Varela 1.073
1%
39 Silva 1.011
0.9%
40 Semedo 1.008
0.9%
41 Rodrigues 969
0.9%
42 De ceita 963
0.9%
43 De carvalho 959
0.9%
44 Correia 957
0.9%
45 Sacramento 914
0.8%
46 Santana 900
0.8%
47 Almeida 880
0.8%
48 Cruz 827
0.7%
49 Cravid 782
0.7%
50 Neves 773
0.7%
51 Viegas 773
0.7%
52 Pinto 768
0.7%
53 Pontes 750
0.7%
54 Do espirito santo 743
0.7%
55 Andrade 728
0.7%
56 Da fonseca 673
0.6%
57 Trindade 666
0.6%
58 Gonçalves 648
0.6%
59 De barros 632
0.6%
60 Barros 632
0.6%
61 Do rosário 630
0.6%
62 Fonseca 619
0.6%
63 Bonfim 609
0.5%
64 Moreira 577
0.5%
65 Conceição 568
0.5%
66 Ceita 557
0.5%
67 Domingos 553
0.5%
68 De almeida 521
0.5%
69 Cardoso 518
0.5%
70 Batista 507
0.5%
71 Alves 503
0.5%
72 Dos reis 498
0.4%
73 Leal 491
0.4%
74 Marques 473
0.4%
75 Dos anjos 469
0.4%
76 Borges 467
0.4%
77 Lourenço 466
0.4%
78 Leite 455
0.4%
79 Dalmeida 449
0.4%
80 Manuel 436
0.4%
81 Do rosario 435
0.4%
82 De assunção 430
0.4%
83 Cabral 423
0.4%
84 Coelho 422
0.4%
85 Graça 413
0.4%
86 Faleiro 409
0.4%
87 Sanches 406
0.4%
88 Da mata 403
0.4%
89 Da glória 402
0.4%
90 Moreno 388
0.4%
91 Assunção 377
0.3%
92 Dassunção 365
0.3%
93 De oliveira 364
0.3%
94 Santiago 361
0.3%
95 Furtado 358
0.3%
96 Jesus 345
0.3%
97 Bandeira 342
0.3%
98 Oliveira 341
0.3%
99 Menezes 337
0.3%
100 Da gloria 323
0.3%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Sao Tome and Principe?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Sao Tome and Principe is Fernandes, with 4.000. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Sao Tome and Principe?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Sao Tome and Principe. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.
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