Brasileiro Surname

54,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Brasileiro Surname User-submission:

The Brasileiro surname means 'Brazilian' in Portuguese, 'one who is born in Brazil'. It can also mean the 'person who work with the extraction of Pau-Brasil' (Paubrasilia) and the surname was adopted by portuguese who went to Brazil to work with that.

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Brasileiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil9,1201:23,4731,071
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Brasileiro (79) may also be a first name.

Brasileiro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Brasileiro surname means 'Brazilian' in Portuguese, 'one who is born in Brazil'. It can also mean the 'person who work with the extraction of Pau-Brasil' (Paubrasilia) and the surname was adopted by portuguese who went to Brazil to work with that.

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Brasileiro Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brasileiro Come From? nationality or country of origin

Brasileiro is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Brasileiro.

How Common Is The Last Name Brasileiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brasileiro is the 54,082nd most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 773,461 people. Brasileiro is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Brasileiro reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Luso-South America. Brasileiro is also the 1,083,225th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 79 people.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 9,120 people, or 1 in 23,473. In Brazil Brasileiro is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 19 percent reside, Bahia, where 14 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Brasileiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brasileiro last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the party.

The amount Brasileiro earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.42% more than the national average, earning $56,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.3% less than the national average, earning $41,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brasilero9543/
Brasileiiro951/
Braseileiro951/
Brasileira90476/
Brazileiro90216/
Brasiliero904/
Brasilesro901/
Brasilera8410/
Brazilero843/
Brazileira8017/
Brasselero8012/
Breschiliaro7315/

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