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IBGE Releases First National Surname Ranking From 2022 Census

The new Nomes do Brasil site lets users explore naming trends by decade, state or city, confirming Silva and Santos as the top surnames plus Maria and José as the most common given names.

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Overview

  • Silva appears in 16.76% of the population (34,030,104 people), followed by Santos at 10.52% (21,367,475) and Oliveira with 11,708,947, according to IBGE’s Censo 2022.
  • Given names are led by Maria with 12,284,478 records and José with 5,164,752, with Ana and João next in the national ranking.
  • The IBGE’s updated portal provides interactive searches by period and location and offers downloadable statistics with methodological notes.
  • The dataset spans about 203 million residents in 90.7 million households, recording first names and surnames separately and standardizing spelling and diacritics for reporting.
  • Results show regional variation, such as Santos leading in Bahia and very high local concentrations of Silva in some Northeastern municipalities, while 4,309 very rare given names (≤20 occurrences) are withheld for confidentiality.