Corrêa Surname

12,584th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Gambia

Corrêa Surname User-submission:

It's a toponymic (geographical origin) surname from Iberian Peninsula, which indicates a place with many correas, a genus of plant. It's origin may be from the XIII century, found out in a Latin document of 'Dominicus Menendi, clericus, dictus Corrigia'.

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Corrêa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil20,6151:10,384593
United States4,6681:77,6488,871
Mexico2,6771:46,3682,491
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Portugal2,1231:4,907520
Gambia2,0581:935141
Colombia1,1041:43,2742,342
Argentina1,0561:40,4773,392
Spain1,0481:44,6114,237
Dominican Republic1,0401:10,032833
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Puerto Rico6071:5,849375
Chile4411:39,9471,961
Uruguay4371:7,853879
Canada4191:87,9379,722
France3611:183,99628,633
India2831:2,710,47884,163
Venezuela2761:109,4353,870
Italy2451:249,61933,545
Panama2061:18,9921,302
England1951:285,73422,108
Peru1881:169,0648,466
Philippines1781:568,75463,329
Senegal1741:83,789979
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Bolivia731:145,4314,276
Guatemala681:236,5104,065
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Ecuador581:274,2398,727
Aruba461:2,250326
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Nicaragua401:150,5272,221
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Gibraltar251:1,358302
Cuba241:480,1135,719
Sweden191:518,25037,550
China181:75,962,3094,162
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Belize141:25,3911,935
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Norway111:467,48139,375
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Cape Verde91:58,8492,149
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Finland81:687,08836,047
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Comoros41:187,381421
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Macau21:300,8151,009
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
San Marino11:33,214932
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Correa (1,044,376), Corréa (4) & Còrrea (1) are calculated separately.

Corrêa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It's a toponymic (geographical origin) surname from Iberian Peninsula, which indicates a place with many correas, a genus of plant. It's origin may be from the XIII century, found out in a Latin document of 'Dominicus Menendi, clericus, dictus Corrigia'.

It also means 'leather strap' in Portuguese (correia) or Spanish (correa).

- amandacorrea

Corrêa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corrêa is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Correa, Corréa or Còrrea. Click here for other potential spellings of Corrêa.

How Common Is The Last Name Corrêa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,584th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 163,519 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Corrêa reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 46 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Corrêa is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 20,615 people, or 1 in 10,384. In Brazil Corrêa is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 37 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this last name is found in 120 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Correa941,044,376/
Corréa944/
Corrêia9231/
Correêa923/
Corrêaa922/
Coorrêa921/
Corrêas921/
Corêa911/
Còrrea891/
Corria831,227/
Corray83147/
Corría83120/
Corroa8329/
Corrai8329/
Corraj8319/
Corrya836/
Corrau833/
Corrae833/
Corraa833/
Corrãa832/
Carrêa831/
Korrêa831/
Correia77783,602/
Corrias775,445/
Correas775,179/
Corraya775,041/
Correya771,230/
Corriea77896/
Courrau7777/
Correaz7741/
Corraie7730/
Correoa7729/
Corrrea7720/
Corriat7718/
Correah7716/
Correea7715/
Corriya7714/
Correaa7711/
Coorrea7710/
Correja7710/
Corriah778/
Corraia775/
Corrais775/
Correao774/
Ccorrea773/
Correua773/
Correía773/
Corraje773/
Correïa773/
Courrea772/
Corréas772/
Corrgia772/
Corruia772/
Corroia772/
Corraye771/
Corriia771/
Corryaa771/
Corryea771/
Corrzia771/
Corréia771/
Coirrea771/
Corread771/
Corraiz771/
Corraud771/
Corraux771/
Corraid771/
Corryas770/
Courray770/
Coria7373,517/
Corea7340,261/
Coray731,639/
Coroa73673/
Corja73500/
Corai73269/
Corya73265/
Coraj7386/
Corau7350/
Corôa737/
Corae736/
Coréa735/
Courraud71173/
Correias71139/
Courrias7134/
Corrreia719/
Correeia719/
Correiia718/
Coorreia716/
Corrieia715/
Corragio715/
Corregia715/
Corriyah714/
Correiya714/
Correiaa714/
Coirreia714/
Courreia712/
Correiau711/
Coorreaa711/
Ccorreia711/
Courraux711/
Courraye711/
Courroya711/
Correjad711/
Corrieau711/
Corraiez711/
Corraiya711/
Gcorreia711/
Corrreas711/
Correiat711/
Correiea711/
Cooray6740,693/
Coreas6713,857/
Corrie674,545/
Correo672,527/
Carrea672,063/
Carrai671,680/
Coriat671,277/
Corroy67971/
Qorraj67920/
Carrau67910/
Korraa67750/
Coreia67712/
Coraje67698/
Correggia67580/
Korrai67575/
Correy67538/
Courau67530/
Coryea67432/
Coreau67382/
Cotrau67377/
Corias67294/
Coruja67289/
Correu67282/
Coryat67216/
Carria67167/
Korrea67150/
Carray67145/
Corais67120/
Corhay6783/
Correi6768/
Corrio6766/
Corjay6755/
Coiray6754/
Coraiu6750/
Korria6749/
Coriah6748/
Korray6740/
Coreea6738/
Corrue6738/
Coraux6735/
Courrault6733/
Carraa6733/
Coraud6732/
Korraj6732/
Cotray6731/
Coriea6727/
Coreya6723/
Correj6722/
Corrou6719/
Coraya6717/
Couray6717/
Corraggio6715/
Coriaz6712/
Coorea6711/
Corajo6711/
Corree6711/
Coroja6710/
Coraio679/
Coriya678/
Korrae677/
Corhea676/
Coraij676/
Korrya674/
Coreaz674/
Coraja674/
Coirea673/
Coraia673/
Coraji673/
Coraye672/
Coreah672/
Cosray672/
Cotrea672/
Carroa672/
Carría672/
Corroe672/
Corrye671/
Coraiy671/
Coreaj671/
Coreha671/
Couria671/
Coyrea671/
Corhai671/
Carréa671/
Coreaú671/
Korrau671/
Qorrai671/
D'Correia671/
Ccorau671/
Coréia671/
Corriá671/
Corroi671/
Corraggia671/
Coreja671/
Corija671/
Corjas671/
Corjia671/
Coiria671/
Courea671/
Coraãa671/
Corgia671/
Coroya670/
Couraa670/
Carrae670/
Coryia670/

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