Different from in Italian surnames, these conjunctives are usually not part of a composite name, i.e., "Sousa" is not different from "de Sousa," and both are ordered under 'S' in an alphabetical list.
与意大利姓氏不同，这些词通常不是复合名称的一部分，即“Sousa”与“de Sousa”没有区别，两者都按字母顺序排列在“S”下。