Amoreira Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Amoreira Surname User-submission:
A Portuguese name that comes from what is extracted from the blackberry plant, which in Portuguese is called "Amoreira".
Amoreira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Amoreira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Portuguese name that comes from what is extracted from the blackberry plant, which in Portuguese is called "Amoreira".
- ajramos308Amoreira Demographics
Average Amoreira Salary in
South Africa
R 26,736
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Amoreira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amoreira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amoreira is found most in Portugal. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amoreira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,198,640th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Amoreira reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 84,701. Apart from Portugal it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 30 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Amoreira Last Name Statistics demography
Amoreira earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.75% less than the national average, earning R 26,736 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amorera | 93 | 2 | / |
| D'Amoreira | 89 | 4 | / |
| Amoreyra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amoreiro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Omorera | 80 | 3 | / |
| Amurera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amerira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amorere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amarera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gomorera | 75 | 28 | / |
| Omoorera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gamurira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ameureire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omorere | 67 | 413 | / |
| Amarioarei | 67 | 359 | / |
| Amărioarei | 67 | 80 | / |
| Amarere | 67 | 25 | / |
| Amerara | 67 | 18 | / |
| Amariri | 67 | 10 | / |
| Omorara | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amurere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omurera | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amareri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omarira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amerero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hameureras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamarerras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amarero | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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