Corrêia Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Corrêia 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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Corrêia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Correia (783,602), Corréia (1) & Correïa (3) are calculated separately.

Corrêia 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

Corrêia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corrêia is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Correia, Corréia or Correïa. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corrêia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Corrêia reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 87 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 7,928,679. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 30 percent are found, São Paulo, where 19 percent are found and Espírito Santo, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Portugal, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Correia95783,602/
Corréia951/
Corrêa9244,567/
Correïa903/
Corriea86896/
Corriya8614/
Corraia865/
Corrêaa862/
Corruia862/
Corroia862/
Corriia861/
Coorrêa861/
Corrêas861/
Corêa831/
Correias80139/
Corrreia809/
Correeia809/
Coorreia806/
Corrieia805/
Corriyah804/
Correiaa804/
Coirreia804/
Coerreia802/
Courreia802/
Chorriya801/
Correiau801/
Dcorreia801/
Ccorreia801/
Gcorreia801/
Correiat801/
Correa771,044,376/
Corrie774,545/
Coreia77712/
Corray77147/
Correi7768/
Corroa7729/
Corrai7729/
Coriea7727/
Corraj7719/
Coriya778/
Corréa774/
Corrau773/
Corrae773/
Coraia773/
Corraa773/
Corrãa772/
Carrêa771/
Korrêa771/
Currêa771/
Coréia771/
Corroi771/
Corija771/
Coryia770/
Correggia75580/
D'Correia751/
Corraggia751/
Correas715,179/
Corraya715,041/
Correya711,230/
Correio71267/
Cioriia71213/
Ciorîia71193/
Carreia71141/
Choriya7190/
Courrau7177/
Courrie7161/
Korreia7153/
Correaz7141/
Cioraia7130/
Corraie7130/
Corrrea7120/
Correis7117/
Correah7116/
Corrois7115/
Correea7115/
Coreeia7111/
Coorrea7110/
Korriea7110/
Correja7110/
Coreiha719/
Corrije719/
Correiz716/
Scoraia715/
Choraia715/
Cooreia715/
Ciorâia715/
Corrais715/
Carriea714/
Curriea714/
Zorriya714/
Coerrea714/
Scorrea713/
Coriyah713/
Chorray713/
Corrijo713/
Ccorrea713/
Correua713/
Corraje713/
Corrieh713/
Coroaia713/
Corehia713/
Korriya712/
Coureia712/
Courrea712/
Curreia712/
Carrija712/
Sorreia712/
Corréas712/
Chorrei711/
Choriia711/
Corraye711/
Coyrrie711/
Coirrea711/
Corread711/
Correid711/
Ciorãia711/
Corráis711/
Corraiz711/
Corraud711/
Corraux711/
Coraiat711/
Jorreia711/
Coereia711/
Coroias711/
Corraid711/
Carroia711/
Dcorrei711/
Courray710/
Corea6740,261/
Coroi672,002/
Coray671,639/
Coroa67673/
Corai67269/
Chhoriya67261/
Courraud67173/
Chouriya67142/
Corie67108/
Correggi6799/
Choiriya6791/
Coraj6786/
Corui6776/
Korraiah6755/
Corau6750/
Chourrau6750/
Corei6747/
Corroios6728/
Cioroias6727/
Qorriyah6711/
Coraggia6710/
Corôa677/
Corae676/
Coreggia675/
Coréa675/
Chouraia674/
Correios674/
Corrioyo672/
Carreias672/
Chouryia671/
Chsoriya671/
Courraux671/
Courraye671/
Courroya671/
Correjad671/
Corraiez671/
Cottreia671/
Corrreas671/

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