Soares

Soares is a common surname in the Portuguese language and Galician, namely in the Portuguese speaking world, as well as other places. It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Soeiro. It is equivalent to the Spanish surname Suárez. Notable people named Soares include:

==People== ===General=== Alana Soares, American model and actress António Soares dos Reis (1847–1889), Portuguese sculptor Armando Zeferino Soares (1920–2007), Cape Verdean composer Diandra Soares, Indian model, fashion designer and television host Diogo Soares (explorer), 16th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer Elza Soares (1930–2022), Brazilian samba singer Emelina Soares (born 1993), Indian artist, art historian, and educator Estevam Soares (born 1956), Brazilian football (soccer) head coach Ilka Soares (1932–2022), Brazilian actress Jô Soares (1938–2022), Brazilian comedian, author and talk show host João Clemente Baena Soares (1931–2023), Brazilian diplomat Joffre Soares (1918–1996), Brazilian actor John Soares, award-winning independent filmmaker, martial arts choreographer, actor and viral video star Lota de Macedo Soares (1910–1967), Brazilian aesthete Maria Barroso (Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares) (1925–2015), Portuguese public figure Nate Soares, president of MIRI and coauthor of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Oscar Niemeyer Soares Filho (1907–2012), Brazilian architect Rodrigo R. Soares, Brazilian economist Romildo Ribeiro Soares (born 1947), Brazilian televangelist and missionary Tynisha Keli (Tynisha Keli Soares) (born 1985), American R&B-pop singer Ulisses Soares (born 1958), Brazilian religious leader Matos Soares (birth date unknown), Portuguese Catholic priest