Alheira Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Alheira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Alheira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alheira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alheira (Arabic: الهيري) occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alheira.
How Common Is The Last Name Alheira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alheira is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Alheira reside; 78 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Not including Portugal this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Libya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alheira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alheira in the Arabic language | ||
| الهيري | alhyry | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alheira
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