Nascimento (European Portuguese:[nɐʃiˈmẽtu], Brazilian Portuguese:[nasiˈmẽtu]; meaning 'birth') is a common Portuguese surname that refers to the birth of Jesus Christ.[1]
Statistics
In 2004, about 0.39% of the Portuguese population bore the surname Nascimento.[2]
According to Forebears.io, Nascimento is the 571st most common surname in the world and is most prevalent in Brazil.[3]
Notable people with this surname
Abdias do Nascimento (1914–2011), an Afro-Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician
↑Giacometti, Fabiana Aparecida Prenhaca (2019). O Nome do Homem Casado[The Name of the Married Man](PDF) (PhD) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Araraquara, São Paulo: São Paulo State University. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
↑"Os 100 Apelidos mais frequentes da População Portuguesa"[The 100 Most Common Portuguese Surnames](PDF) (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original(PDF) on 28 February 2013.
↑"Nascimento Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". Forebears. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
