Nascimento or do Nascimento (, meaning ''birth'') is a common
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
surname that refers to the
birth of Jesus Christ.
It may also originate from the Dutch surname Nassau.
Statistics
In 2004, about 0.39% of the Portuguese population bore the surname Nascimento.
According to Forebears.io, Nascimento is the 571st most common surname in the world and is most prevalent in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
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Notable people with this surname
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Abdias do Nascimento (1914–2011), an Afro-Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician
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Alexandra do Nascimento
Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazilian national team.
Career
She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo wher ...
(born 1981), a Brazilian handball player
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Alexandre do Nascimento
Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1 March 1925) is an Angolan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Luanda from 1986 to 2001 and was made a cardinal in 1983.
Biography
Born in Malanje, do Nascimento studied at the seminarie ...
(born 1925), Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop in Angola
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Andrêsa do Nascimento (1859–1927), also known as Preta Fernanda
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Eduardo Nascimento (1943–2019), Angolan singer
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Emanuel Nascimento (born 1970), a Brazilian freestyle swimmer
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Fabíula Nascimento
Fabiula Nascimento (born 18 August 1978) is a Brazilian actress. Born in Curitiba, her first major film role was in '' Estômago'', while her most known role came with TV Globo's telenovela '' Avenida Brasil''.
Filmography Television
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(born 1978), a Brazilian actress
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Francisco José do Nascimento (1839–1914), Afro-Brazilian abolitionist
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Francisco Manoel de Nascimento
Francisco Manoel de Nascimento (21 December 1734 – 25 February 1819), Portuguese poet, better known by the literary name of Filinto Elísio (in the old orthography ''Filinto Elysio''), bestowed on him by the Marquise of Alorna, was the rep ...
(1734–1819), the Portuguese poet known as Filinto Elysio
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Lopo do Nascimento (born 1942), an Angolan politician
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Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (1912–1989), a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet
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Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
He has toured across the world.
Nascimento has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album for his alb ...
(born 1942), a Brazilian singer-songwriter
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Norton Nascimento (1962–2007), a Brazilian actor
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Rodrigo Nascimento
Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira (born November 26, 1992) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Born in Belo Horizonte, Nascimento met his mentor, Everton Rabel ...
(born 1992), a Brazilian mixed martial artist
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Yazaldes Nascimento (born 1986), a Portuguese athlete
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Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento (1978–2000), a notorious Brazilian criminal
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Tuany Nascimento (20th and 21st century), Brazilian ballet dancer and dance teacher
Brazilian footballers
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Aldair Santos do Nascimento (born 1965), the former Brazilian football defender
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Alfredo José Henriques Nascimento (born 1937), retired Portuguese footballer
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André Luiz Silva do Nascimento (born 1980), the Brazilian footballer
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David de Sousa Nascimento (born 1966), football manager
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Evandro Silva do Nascimento (born 1987), the Brazilian footballer
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Fábio do Nascimento Silva (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
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Gabriel dos Santos Nascimento (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
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Gi Santos - Giovanna dos Santos Nascimento (born 1997), Brazilian women's football player
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Jeovânio Rocha do Nascimento (born 1977), Brazilian defensive midfielder
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Robert Kenedy Nunes Nascimento (born 1996), the Brazilian footballer
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Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo (born 1969), Brazilian footballer
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Luizão — Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
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Matheus Leite Nascimento (born 1983), the Brazilian footballer
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Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921–2000), the former Brazilian football goalkeeper
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Nasa - Marcos Antonio García Nascimento (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
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Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento (born 1969), the former Brazilian footballer
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Pelé — Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940–2022), the Brazilian footballer
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Edinho — Edson Cholbi Nascimento (born 1970), the former Brazilian football goalkeeper and son of ''Pelé''
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Rafael da Silva Nascimento (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
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Ramires Santos do Nascimento (born 1987), the Brazilian footballer
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Serginho — Sérgio Paulo Nascimento Filho (born 1988), the Brazilian footballer
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Tinga — Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (born 1978), the Brazilian footballer
References
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Portuguese-language surnames