Cerqueira Surname

5,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Cerqueira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerqueira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil90,5521:2,364226
Portugal9,6721:1,077178
Angola3,3521:8,0521,020
France2,3571:28,1813,427
Spain1,0641:43,9404,184
United States8381:432,52937,287
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Peru711:447,66413,485
Belgium681:169,06823,042
England671:831,61344,286
Venezuela621:487,1639,407
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Andorra491:1,711311
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Australia311:870,82953,581
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Macau11:601,6301,582
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Cerqueira (110) may also be a first name.

Cerqueira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cerqueira occurs most in Brazil. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cerqueira.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerqueira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,209th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 66,989 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cerqueira live; 83 percent live in South America and 83 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 110 people.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 90,552 people, or 1 in 2,364. In Brazil it is most common in: Bahia, where 53 percent live, São Paulo, where 18 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 9 percent live and Angola, where 3 percent live.

Cerqueira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cerqueira surname are 42.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cerqueira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 11.36% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,183 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.44% more than the national average, earning R 428,784 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.59% less than the national average, earning $15,984,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.42% more than the national average, earning $50,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $51,626 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cerqueira
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