Where Does The Last Name Correia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Correia (Arabic: كورييا) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Corrêia, Correïa or Corréia. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Correia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 698^th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,300 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Correia live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America. Correia is also the 57,465^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11,000 people.

Correia is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 387,984 people, or 1 in 552. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 20 percent reside, Bahia, where 11 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 9 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 129 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 17 percent reside and Portugal, where 10 percent reside.

Correia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Correia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 601,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Correia Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Correia surname are 44.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Correia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.26% less than the national average, earning 224,059 kr per year; in Peru they earn 69.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,940 per year; in South Africa they earn 83.62% more than the national average, earning R 436,356 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $52,760 CAD per year.