da Silveira Surname

3,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

da Silveira Surname User-submission:

This surname in Portugese means 'of the woods' or 'of the woodlands'.

da Silveira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil147,0011:1,456165
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Togo2,3101:3,138456
Uruguay6771:5,069579
Argentina6161:69,3895,907
France3611:183,99628,633
Portugal3591:29,0201,851
Benin2391:43,2455,540
São Tomé and Príncipe1281:1,386190
Canada851:433,47837,831
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Spain561:834,85833,799
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Cape Verde461:11,514408
England421:1,326,62059,571
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

da Silveira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname in Portugese means 'of the woods' or 'of the woodlands'.

- evander06

Da Silveira is a Portuguese surname, meaning 'of the wood'.

- deleted-173293

da Silveira Last Name Facts

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

The last name da Silveira is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name da Silveira? popularity and diffusion

The surname da Silveira is the 3,630th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,064 people. da Silveira is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of da Silveira live; 96 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 147,001 people, or 1 in 1,456. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 24 percent live, São Paulo, where 15 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 2 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.

da Silveira Last Name Statistics demography

The amount da Silveira earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.51% more than the national average, earning R 564,420 per year; in United States they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $53,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $56,878 CAD per year.

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