The Most Common Timorese Surnames

Ranking	Last Name	Incidence	Letters
1	Soares	82704	6
2	Guterres	45111	8
3	Pereira	44610	7
4	Da costa	44109	8
5	Ximenes	43106	7
6	Amaral	35087	6
7	Martins	35087	7
8	Belo	34585	4
9	Freitas	32580	7
10	Pinto	32580	5
11	Sántos	30074	6
12	Alves	29573	5
13	Fernandes	28570	9
14	Sarmento	27568	8
15	Da silva	26566	8
16	Costa	25062	5
17	Gusmao	23057	6
18	Araújo	22054	6
19	Lopes	21553	5
20	Silva	20049	5
21	Sousa	16541	5
22	Dos santos	16040	10
23	Gomes	15538	5
24	Ribeiro	15037	7
25	Moniz	15037	5
26	De jesus	14035	8
27	Correia	13533	7
28	Barreto	13032	7
29	Tilman	13032	6
30	Da cruz	12531	7
31	Cardoso	12531	7
32	Oliveira	12030	8
33	Gonçalves	12030	9
34	De araújo	12030	9
35	Boavida	11528	7
36	Cruz	11027	4
37	Maia	10526	4
38	Magno	10025	5
39	Monteiro	9523	8
40	Marçal	9523	6
41	Almeida	9022	7
42	Reis	8521	4
43	Mendonça	8521	8
44	Barros	8521	6
45	Ferreira	8020	8
46	Carvalho	8020	8
47	Smith	8020	5
48	Borges	8020	6
49	Jesus	8020	5
50	Marquês	7519	7
51	Lay	7017	3
52	Rodriguês	7017	9
53	Rangel	6516	6
54	Castro	6516	6
55	Timor	6516	5
56	Dacosta	6516	7
57	Pires	6516	5
58	Cabral	6516	6
59	Menezes	6516	7
60	Godinho	6015	7
61	De olíveira	6015	11
62	Sequeira	6015	8
63	Xavier	6015	6
64	Nunes	5514	5
65	Leite	5514	5
66	Faria	5514	5
67	Lemos	5514	5
68	Neves	5012	5
69	Varela	5012	6
70	Verdial	4511	7
71	Andrade	4511	7
72	Saldanha	4511	8
73	Mota	4511	4
74	Fonsêca	4511	7
75	Dias	4511	4
76	Baptista	4511	8
77	Vieira	4010	6
78	Fatima	4010	6
79	Fraga	4010	5
80	Tavares	4010	7
81	Singh	4010	5
82	Ramos	4010	5
83	Moreira	4010	7
84	Victor	4010	6
85	Deus	4010	4
86	Branco	49	6
87	Brites	49	6
88	Lee	49	3
89	Cunha	49	5
90	Do rego	49	7
91	Vilanova	49	8
92	Khan	49	4
93	Viegas	49	6
94	Silveira	49	8
95	Lopez	49	5
96	Do rosario	49	10
97	Lobato	49	6
98	Dos reis	49	8
99	De sousa	49	8
100	Jones	49	5
101	Guimarães	49	9
102	De carvalho	49	11
103	Trindade	36	8
104	Liu	36	3
105	Mesquita	36	8
106	Dasilva	36	7
107	Gama	36	4
108	Piedade	36	7
109	Gaspar	36	6
110	Manuel	36	6
111	Jong	36	4
112	Rosário	36	7
113	Coimbra	36	7
114	Gonzaga	36	7
115	Afonso	36	6
116	Barbosa	36	7
117	Viana	36	5
118	Bano	25	4
119	Magalhaes	25	9
120	Assis	25	5
121	Bere	25	4
122	Abrantes	25	8
123	Dejesus	25	7
124	Ali	25	3
125	Madeira	25	7
126	Gomez	25	5
127	Domingos	25	8
128	Rosa	25	4
129	Simões	25	6
130	Henrique	25	8
131	Bernardo	25	8
132	Adams	25	5
133	Henriques	25	9
134	Saad	25	4
135	Noronha	25	7
136	Conceição	25	9
137	Sanches	25	7
138	Garcia	25	6
139	Teixeira	16	8
140	Yu	16	2
141	Kumar	16	5
142	Flores	16	6
143	Fernandez	16	9
144	Duarte	16	6
145	Jeronimo	16	8
146	Neto	16	4
147	Caldas	16	6
148	Das	16	3
149	Coelho	16	6
150	Rego	16	4
151	Quintao	16	7
152	Carlos	16	6
153	Kim	16	3
154	Da cunha	16	8
155	Matos	16	5
156	Wang	16	4
157	Bento	16	5
158	Miranda	16	7
159	Vasconcelos	16	11
160	Chaves	16	6
161	Vaz	16	3
162	Luís	16	4
163	De almeida	16	10
164	Caetano	16	7
165	Sharma	16	6
166	Martires	16	8
167	Jose	16	4
168	Lobo	16	4
169	Machado	16	7
170	Inácio	16	6
171	Roque	9	5
172	Hugo	9	4
173	Guedes	9	6
174	Sullivan	9	8
175	De deus	9	7
176	Quintas	9	7
177	Lebre	9	5
178	Da fonseca	9	10
179	Pacheco	9	7
180	Day	9	3
181	De aquino	9	9
182	Bodin	9	5
183	Quirino	9	7
184	Gabriel	9	7
185	António	9	7
186	Malik	9	5
187	Figueiredo	9	10
188	Vicente	9	7
189	Savio	9	5
190	Cristovao	9	9
191	Joao	9	4
192	Kunta	9	5
193	Pinheiro	9	8
194	Casimiro	9	8
195	Caeiro	9	6
196	Mok	9	3
197	Behar	9	5
198	Florindo	9	8
199	Julião	9	6
200	Aleixo	9	6
201	Lim	9	3
202	Stewart	9	7
203	Hei	9	3
204	Rodriguez	9	9
205	Cham	9	4
206	Campos	9	6
207	Roll	9	4
208	Goulart	9	7
209	Jawara	9	6
210	Chan	9	4
211	Esteves	9	7
212	Leste	9	5
213	De brito	9	8
214	Thapa	9	5
215	Encarnação	9	10
216	Hall	9	4
217	Abel	9	4
218	Sehgal	9	6
219	Bobo	9	4
220	Melo	9	4
221	Mau	9	3
222	Pui	9	3
223	Patrocinio	9	10
224	Lizardo	9	7
225	Daconceicao	9	11
226	Li	9	2
227	Seixas	9	6
228	Elo	9	3
229	Junior	9	6
230	Antunes	9	7
231	Nova	9	4
232	Lima	9	4
233	Lucas	9	5
234	Santo	9	5
235	John	9	4
236	Dacruz	9	6
237	Vidigal	9	7
238	Perez	9	5
239	Venâncio	9	8
240	Debnath	9	7
241	Nguyen	9	6
242	Aziz	4	4
243	Miller	4	6
244	Sufa	4	4
245	Ferguson	4	8
246	Wati	4	4
247	Bernaldez	4	9
248	Merga	4	5
249	Pangilinan	4	10
250	Agrawal	4	7
251	Augusto	4	7
252	Putra	4	5
253	Carmo	4	5
254	Wilson	4	6
255	Austin	4	6
256	Jacinto	4	7
257	Kang	4	4
258	Yono	4	4
259	Parkes	4	6
260	Butler	4	6
261	Pasaribu	4	8
262	Cheong	4	6
263	Saha	4	4
264	Brooker	4	7
265	Dosantos	4	8
266	Dixon	4	5
267	De sa	4	5
268	França	4	6
269	Maree	4	5
270	Ndiaye	4	6
271	Larsson	4	7
272	Dores	4	5
273	Garrido	4	7
274	Filomeno	4	8
275	Teresa	4	6
276	Sabot	4	5
277	Budi	4	4
278	Setiawan	4	8
279	Fernandez-jardon	4	16
280	Howard	4	6
281	Sarkar	4	6
282	Yap	4	3
283	Do nascimento	4	13
284	Da rosa	4	7
285	Celestino	4	9
286	Isaac	4	5
287	Collins	4	7
288	Teoh	4	4
289	Mawanda	4	7
290	Lourdes	4	7
291	Navarro	4	7
292	Lein	4	4
293	Ola	4	3
294	Paulo	4	5
295	Canisio	4	7
296	Soriano	4	7
297	Rozi	4	4
298	Tong	4	4
299	Nath	4	4
300	Murphy	4	6
301	Dos santo	4	9
302	Lelan	4	5
303	Câmara	4	6
304	Brown	4	5
305	Muchanga	4	8
306	Fontes	4	6
307	Jindal	4	6
308	Triana	4	6
309	Amado	4	5
310	Horta	4	5
311	Gaio	4	4
312	Loe	4	3
313	Parker	4	6
314	Ndwiga	4	6
315	Conteh	4	6
316	Anwar	4	5
317	Tripathi	4	8
318	Xiong	4	5
319	Nelson	4	6
320	Alegria	4	7
321	Cabili	4	6
322	Wong	4	4
323	Dossantos	4	9
324	Abady	4	5
325	Maya	4	4
326	Lei	4	3
327	Zhao	4	4
328	Braz	4	4
329	Zhang	4	5
330	Sinna	4	5
331	Teme	4	4
332	Vila	4	4
333	Mendes	4	6
334	Boye	4	4
335	Nolasco	4	7
336	Loureiro	4	8
337	Ong	4	3
338	Manek	4	5
339	Paulino	4	7
340	Aniceto	4	7
341	Agrahari	4	8
342	Mtonga	4	6
343	Colo	4	4
344	Estrela	4	7
345	Ruas	4	4
346	Valenti	4	7
347	Vera	4	4
348	Darmawan	4	8
349	Passos	4	6
350	Cunningham	4	10
351	Charles	4	7
352	Paiva	4	5
353	De assis	4	8
354	Hayati	4	6
355	Vital	4	5
356	Isabel	4	6
357	Clemente	4	8
358	Ebai	4	4
359	Ahmad	4	5
360	Imron	4	5
361	Benevides	4	9
362	Zamora	4	6
363	Guerra	4	6
364	Walker	4	6
365	Rogerio	4	7
366	Padua	4	5
367	Mundo	4	5
368	Laluna	4	6
369	Miguel	4	6
370	Fuca	4	4
371	Cabrita	4	7
372	Rahardjo	4	8
373	Otoni	4	5
374	Haq	4	3
375	Hill	4	4
376	Dia	4	3
377	Corte	4	5
378	East	4	4
379	Preto	4	5
380	Thompson	4	8
381	Mira	4	4
382	Danova	4	6
383	Rocha	4	5
384	Belarmino	4	9
385	Park	4	4
386	Marquez	4	7
387	Andres	4	6
388	Farouk	4	6
389	Brito	4	5
390	Nahak	4	5
391	Valles	4	6
392	Babo	4	4
393	Cipriano	4	8
394	Martinho	4	8
395	Marx	4	4
396	Lanting	4	7
397	From	4	4
398	Baba	4	4
399	Wei	4	3
400	Rodriques	4	9
401	Nicholls	4	8
402	Santina	4	7
403	Ferdi	4	5
404	Rogers	4	6
405	Sabino	4	6
406	Serrano	4	7
407	Diallo	4	6
408	De la rosa	4	10
409	Gurrea	4	6
410	Mendoza	4	7
411	Suni	4	4
412	Shaw	4	4
413	Anacleto	4	8
414	Clifford	4	8
415	Lewis	4	5
416	Azevedo	4	7
417	Moore	4	5
418	Nwobodo	4	7
419	Bosco	4	5
420	Hao	4	3
421	Reed	4	4
422	Lacerda	4	7
423	Rebelo	4	6
424	Pirez	4	5
425	Tam	4	3
426	Nascimento	4	10
427	Rogues	4	6
428	Maun	4	4
429	Jackson	4	7
430	Chen	4	4
431	During	4	6
432	Albano	4	6
433	Dissanayake	4	11
434	Bianco	4	6
435	Do carmo	4	8
436	De fatima	4	9
437	Geronimo	4	8
438	Ryan	4	4
439	Anderson	4	8
440	Lai	4	3
441	Leiria	4	6
442	Delfim	4	6
443	Orleans	4	7
444	Zwack	4	5
445	Munoz	4	5
446	Pascal	4	6
447	Kurniawan	4	9
448	Matias	4	6
449	Catt	4	4
450	Moores	4	6
451	Pandey	4	6
452	David	4	5
453	Mohan	4	5
454	Almendras	4	9
455	Prasetyo	4	8
456	Rickard	4	7
457	Boaventura	4	10
458	Fabiano	4	7
459	Brandão	4	7
460	Diaz	4	4
461	Logan	4	5
462	Agostinho	4	9
463	Dela cruz	4	9
464	Wijaya	4	6
465	Cune	4	4
466	Denis	4	5
467	Palomo	4	6
468	Aju	4	3
469	Grujic	1	6
470	Morena	1	6
471	Rosado	1	6
472	Sabu	1	4
473	Sorel	1	5
474	Tomas	1	5
475	Shadman	1	7
476	Partes	1	6
477	Ado	1	3
478	Blake	1	5
479	Misi	1	4
480	Adel	1	4
481	Ayalew	1	6
482	Ruivo	1	5
483	Layton	1	6
484	Arsenio	1	7
485	Kiiza	1	5
486	Finestone	1	9
487	Gunner	1	6
488	Kramer	1	6
489	Dewi	1	4
490	Moyo	1	4
491	Macedo	1	6
492	Dix	1	3
493	Owino	1	5
494	Dosreis	1	7
495	Lemp	1	4
496	Powles	1	6
497	Thi	1	3
498	Gustin	1	6
499	Luy	1	3
500	Chuah	1	5
501	Morales	1	7
502	Ketter	1	6
503	Duck	1	4
504	Aquim	1	5
505	Kahn	1	4
506	Phang	1	5
507	Tania	1	5
508	Tan	1	3
509	Solomon	1	7
510	Raul	1	4
511	Falguera	1	8
512	Talwar	1	6
513	Abreu	1	5
514	Allen	1	5
515	Zahid	1	5
516	Heywood	1	7
517	Napoleon	1	8
518	Jordao	1	6
519	Fereirra	1	8
520	Noir	1	4
521	Sinaga	1	6
522	Pawar	1	5
523	Covarrubias	1	11
524	Mccullum	1	8
525	Zubir	1	5
526	Hofstee	1	7
527	Moccia	1	6
528	Grilo	1	5
529	Menees	1	6
530	Pérez	1	5
531	Zubairu	1	7
532	Whyms	1	5
533	Bourass	1	7
534	Michael	1	7
535	Mace	1	4
536	Foroni	1	6
537	Ricafrente	1	10
538	Taylor	1	6
539	Sena	1	4
540	Gouy	1	4
541	Calejo	1	6
542	Mcleod	1	6
543	Kennedy	1	7
544	Ochoa	1	5
545	Xie	1	3
546	Januario	1	8
547	Targa	1	5
548	Lala	1	4
549	Villanueva	1	10
550	Jarvis	1	6
551	Danby	1	5
552	Perks	1	5
553	Evangelista	1	11
554	Doo	1	3
555	Whitehead	1	9
556	Suk	1	3
557	Egorov	1	6
558	Fairman	1	7
559	Foo	1	3
560	Khaleel	1	7
561	Fenby	1	5
562	Chao	1	4
563	Bonar	1	5
564	Savi	1	4
565	Mckay	1	5
566	Inamdar	1	7
567	Gabbert	1	7
568	Falcao	1	6
569	Faller	1	6
570	Zen	1	3
571	Macaulay	1	8
572	Van der plas	1	12
573	Cha	1	3
574	Yonas	1	5
575	Leto	1	4
576	Mccrory	1	7
577	Dahlen	1	6
578	Firinu	1	6
579	Verhaegen	1	9
580	Macpherson	1	10
581	Rizvi	1	5
582	Tornquist	1	9
583	Tu	1	2
584	Aquino	1	6
585	Bruma	1	5
586	Phelps	1	6
587	Razik	1	5
588	Lovell	1	6
589	Juda	1	4
590	Choi	1	4
591	Hallam	1	6
592	Malany	1	6
593	Bovill	1	6
594	Cavalcanti	1	10
595	Karunarathna	1	12
596	Freud	1	5
597	No	1	2
598	Alam	1	4
599	Bianconi	1	8
600	Aze	1	3
601	Mickleburgh	1	11
602	Doonan	1	6
603	Nazareth	1	8
604	Latu	1	4
605	Montenegro	1	10
606	Rachim	1	6
607	Monge	1	5
608	Cancio	1	6
609	Jimenez	1	7
610	Smell	1	5
611	Ye	1	2
612	Alta	1	4
613	Leque	1	5
614	Pondo	1	5
615	Faustino	1	8
616	Elvey	1	5
617	Sampaio	1	7
618	Rosenwald	1	9
619	Lencastre	1	9
620	Heringa	1	7
621	Kolega	1	6
622	Dev	1	3
623	De leon	1	7
624	Tennakoon	1	9
625	Saleh	1	5
626	Koko	1	4
627	Ryou	1	4
628	Camargo	1	7
629	Patus	1	5
630	Kyer	1	4
631	Fira	1	4
632	Fawcett	1	7
633	Burton	1	6
634	Oladapo	1	7
635	Abilio	1	6
636	Nzeyimana	1	9
637	Puente	1	6
638	Barton	1	6
639	Montori	1	7
640	Rake	1	4
641	Curtain	1	7
642	Laskar	1	6
643	Ul-haq	1	6
644	Holub	1	5
645	Lawson	1	6
646	Dear	1	4
647	Johnston	1	8
648	Valentino	1	9
649	Rice	1	4
650	Boss	1	4
651	Rana	1	4
652	Horton	1	6
653	Brasil	1	6
654	Karmo	1	5
655	Binuya	1	6
656	Guerreiro	1	9
657	Gallay	1	6
658	Bhalerao	1	8
659	Sean	1	4
660	Samson	1	6
661	Nidup	1	5
662	Non	1	3
663	Krishnaswamy	1	12
664	Mahendra	1	8
665	Yildirim	1	8
666	Puc	1	3
667	Betty	1	5
668	Lennon	1	6
669	Carion	1	6
670	Maharjan	1	8
671	Mathai	1	6
672	De assunção	1	11
673	Muiruri	1	7
674	Squire	1	6
675	Delgado	1	7
676	Alou	1	4
677	Mcswain	1	7
678	Vicenti	1	7
679	Vallejo	1	7
680	Ghosh	1	5
681	Bale	1	4
682	Valadares	1	9
683	Bertson	1	7
684	Didi	1	4
685	Tylor	1	5
686	Purificação	1	11
687	Leopoldo	1	8
688	Abi	1	3
689	Van dongen	1	10
690	Hussein	1	7
691	Owens	1	5
692	Spring	1	6
693	Tampubolon	1	10
694	Guida	1	5
695	Goia	1	4
696	Illas	1	5
697	Scalco	1	6
698	Gallo	1	5
699	Daba	1	4
700	Joseph	1	6
701	Lisboa	1	6
702	Bouk	1	4
703	Band	1	4
704	Van amerongen	1	13
705	Longbottom	1	10
706	Naeem	1	5
707	Augustin	1	8
708	Stadlin	1	7
709	Leman	1	5
710	Lajar	1	5
711	Svärd	1	5
712	Mcveigh	1	7
713	Fg	1	2
714	Inoue	1	5
715	Braun	1	5
716	Yassin	1	6
717	Doni	1	4
718	Jamwal	1	6
719	Mugabi	1	6
720	Ogunleye	1	8
721	Basler	1	6
722	Nurul	1	5
723	Shah	1	4
724	Outhred	1	7
725	Ami	1	3
726	Hungerford	1	10
727	Paltingca	1	9
728	Villafranca	1	11
729	Perreira	1	8
730	Gover	1	5
731	Bettencourt	1	11
732	Ngandwe	1	7
733	Arnett	1	6
734	Dwi	1	3
735	Rade	1	4
736	Barrett	1	7
737	Shrestha	1	8
738	Grace	1	5
739	Alexandrino	1	11
740	Rubio	1	5
741	Benavente	1	9
742	Bugarin	1	7
743	Lombardi	1	8
744	Sere	1	4
745	Boost	1	5
746	Islam	1	5
747	Souza	1	5
748	Coro	1	4
749	Peng	1	4
750	Malakyan	1	8
751	Montemayor	1	10
752	Petrov	1	6
753	Viste	1	5
754	Linda	1	5
755	Estanislau	1	10
756	Olsen	1	5
757	Marie	1	5
758	Kazi	1	4
759	Ester	1	5
760	Rajapaksha	1	10
761	Quiala	1	6
762	Pullman	1	7
763	Haritos	1	7
764	Snyder	1	6
765	Andriani	1	8
766	Nahar	1	5
767	Muha	1	4
768	Alder	1	5
769	Nix	1	3
770	Lake	1	4
771	Taxa	1	4
772	Trivedi	1	7
773	Lodico	1	6
774	Calles	1	6
775	Knebel	1	6
776	Abdullah	1	8
777	Simons	1	6
778	Serra	1	5
779	Kavishe	1	7
780	Cedrik	1	6
781	Canoy	1	5
782	Ricardo	1	7
783	Norberto	1	8
784	Langford	1	8
785	Drivas	1	6
786	Whitner	1	7
787	Coutereel	1	9
788	Vu	1	2
789	Kolly	1	5
790	Jorge	1	5
791	Kurt	1	4
792	Lie	1	3
793	Sheldon	1	7
794	Kusuma	1	6
795	Kho	1	3
796	Habib	1	5
797	Soars	1	5
798	Johnson	1	7
799	Spencer	1	7
800	Carralero	1	9
801	Muller	1	6
802	Piazza	1	6
803	Manalo	1	6
804	Diamond	1	7
805	Helber	1	6
806	Piedad	1	6
807	Holm	1	4
808	Díaz	1	4
809	Turner	1	6
810	Abdulsalam	1	10
811	Prasanna	1	8
812	Toto	1	4
813	Proud	1	5
814	Gerald	1	6
815	Saeed	1	5
816	Nina	1	4
817	Dutta	1	5
818	Keum	1	4
819	Ferdous	1	7
820	Wadi	1	4
821	Kelly	1	5
822	Sealey	1	6
823	Valente	1	7
824	Locke	1	5
825	Acharya	1	7
826	Galeano	1	7
827	Walshe	1	6
828	Motta	1	5
829	Weger	1	5
830	Fatimah	1	7
831	Sanjaya	1	7
832	Villegas	1	8
833	Hitchcock	1	9
834	Parmiter	1	8
835	Hoang	1	5
836	Messah	1	6
837	Leonar	1	6
838	Meco	1	4
839	Branch	1	6
840	Bilbao	1	6
841	Hewage	1	6
842	Work	1	4
843	Cameirao	1	8
844	Au	1	2
845	Kiu	1	3
846	Salvador	1	8
847	Batho	1	5
848	Fernando	1	8
849	Arifin	1	6
850	Sáiz	1	4
851	Bhowmick	1	8
852	Magalhes	1	8
853	Mysak	1	5
854	Kiamco	1	6
855	Alexandrina	1	11
856	Steedman	1	8
857	Dacunha	1	7
858	Issac	1	5
859	Alberty	1	7
860	Barão	1	5
861	Rooij	1	5
862	Arazny	1	6
863	Baumgarten	1	10
864	Valdez	1	6
865	Kearney	1	7
866	Hihi	1	4
867	Chamberlain	1	11
868	Amelio	1	6
869	Ferrão	1	6
870	Mouzinho	1	8
871	Marciano	1	8
872	D'sa	1	4
873	Decaprio	1	8
874	Sutton	1	6
875	Tinn	1	4
876	Ventura	1	7
877	Lauran	1	6
878	Lia	1	3
879	Kouame	1	6
880	Hasibuan	1	8
881	Sherer	1	6
882	Goodwin	1	7
883	Riço	1	4
884	Reha	1	4
885	Crean	1	5
886	Barradas	1	8
887	Herrera	1	7
888	Massinga	1	8
889	Locas	1	5
890	Zeferino	1	8
891	Uong	1	4
892	Salem	1	5
893	Mane	1	4
894	Cockett	1	7
895	Anthony	1	7
896	Bernardino	1	10
897	Rakha	1	5
898	Dougan	1	6
899	Zorrilla	1	8
900	Presno	1	6
901	Ronchi	1	6
902	Delloro	1	7
903	De lemos	1	8
904	Mateus	1	6
905	Maria	1	5
906	Sofia	1	5
907	Piquion	1	7
908	Amy	1	3
909	Cammell	1	7
910	Carolo	1	6
911	Benita	1	6
912	Gale	1	4
913	Cryan	1	5
914	Hosseini	1	8
915	André	1	5
916	Jobo	1	4
917	Hercyk	1	6
918	Tofa	1	4
919	Paya	1	4
920	Mohajeri	1	8
921	Latif	1	5
922	Edi	1	3
923	Rosenberger	1	11
924	Dolores	1	7
925	Rock	1	4
926	Gabel	1	5
927	Kenney	1	6
928	Billones	1	8
929	Pegas	1	5
930	Duy	1	3
931	Leung	1	5
932	Khalil	1	6
933	Zainal	1	6
934	Dar	1	3
935	Feliciano	1	9
936	Dona	1	4
937	Nasim	1	5
938	Waite	1	5
939	Pinkas	1	6
940	Larkin	1	6
941	Ing	1	3
942	Pattipeilohy	1	12
943	Casey	1	5
944	Jeffery	1	7
945	Bradshaw	1	8
946	Nkuba	1	5
947	Balman	1	6
948	Varão	1	5
949	Monci	1	5
950	Bourne	1	6
951	Avdyli	1	6
952	Parada	1	6
953	Delano	1	6
954	Meena	1	5
955	Saric	1	5
956	Boehme	1	6
957	Mccrea	1	6
958	Holt	1	4
959	Areola	1	6
960	Gamez	1	5
961	Oostwoud	1	8
962	De boer	1	7
963	Benz	1	4
964	Harlow	1	6
965	Fuad	1	4
966	Mcivor	1	6
967	Benfica	1	7
968	Radi	1	4
969	Hasan	1	5
970	Bylok	1	5
971	Stenstrom	1	9
972	Sun	1	3
973	Audu	1	4
974	Muni	1	4
975	Chiduku	1	7
976	Sacramento	1	10
977	Kirby	1	5
978	Peregrino	1	9
979	Tien	1	4
980	Naumanen	1	8
981	Lamoth	1	6
982	Kauser	1	6
983	Spoon	1	5
984	Jakobsen	1	8
985	Gimenez	1	7
986	Maier	1	5
987	Harry	1	5
988	Iskandar	1	8
989	Gerber	1	6
990	Kaire	1	5
991	Peters	1	6
992	Galamba	1	7
993	Choo	1	4
994	Meshram	1	7
995	Bojorquez	1	9
996	Merino	1	6
997	Geisel	1	6
998	Rothschild	1	10
999	Mcmullan	1	8
1000	Gallero	1	7

The Diversity of Timor-Leste's Most Common Surnames

Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, is a small island nation located in Southeast Asia, neighbored by Indonesia and Australia. Being the youngest country in the region, Timor-Leste's complex history and distinct culture are reflected in its most common surnames.

The Timorese People and Their Surnames

The Timorese people are the collective inhabitants of Timor-Leste, comprising both indigenous groups and descendants of Portuguese colonizers. Despite the relatively small population of just over one million, the diversity of Timorese surnames reflects the various ethnic and linguistic subgroups that exist within the country.

Naming Tradition and the Influence of Portuguese Colonization

Before colonization, naming traditions in Timor-Leste were based on oral tradition and specific to each respective ethnic group. However, the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century introduced the use of surnames, which became a requirement during the baptism of infants in the Catholic Church. Unlike many other former Portuguese colonies, Timorese surnames are not necessarily Portuguese in origin, but they exhibit a mix of native and foreign influences.

The Most Common Surnames in Timor-Leste

The most common surnames in Timor-Leste are indicative of its diverse population. The following are the top five most common surnames according to the country's National Directorate of Statistics:

• Da Costa
• Guterres
• De Jesus
• Ximenes
• Soares

Other frequently found surnames in Timor-Leste are: Amaral, Correia, Fernandes, Maia, Mota, Oliveira, and Santos.

Meaning and Origin of Timorese Surnames

Many Timorese surnames are derived from Portuguese words and contributed to an internationalization of the naming traditions. Today, Timorese surnames reflect a mixture of Portuguese, Malay, Chinese, and indigenous names, with many derived from natural features and specific places in the country, reflecting its geography and rich history.

For example, surnames such as Amaral, meaning laurel, and Maia, meaning big, are evidence of the influence of the surrounding Malay culture. Other names such as Da Costa, meaning from the coast, reflect the coastal nature of Timor-Leste while De Jesus, meaning of Jesus, is an example of the religious influence of the Portuguese.

The Richness of Timorese Culture in Its Surnames

Timor-Leste's surnames reflect the complexity and richness of its culture. The evolving nature of these surnames has allowed for the preservation of the country's history and its people's identities. As Timor-Leste continues to develop, surnames remain a reflection of its people, their traditions, and their unique culture.