de Lira Surname

10,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

de Lira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Lira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil40,7881:5,248390
Mexico10,3151:12,0341,139
Philippines2571:393,92350,777
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Venezuela741:408,1638,379
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
England51:11,143,612252,590
Curaçao41:39,312638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: de Líra (1) are calculated separately.

de Lira Last Name Facts

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

de Lira occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: de Líra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Lira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,851st most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 140,814 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Lira reside; 79 percent reside in South America and 79 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 40,788 people, or 1 in 5,248. In Brazil de Lira is primarily found in: Pernambuco, where 38 percent reside, São Paulo, where 19 percent reside and Paraíba, where 7 percent reside. Beside Brazil de Lira occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

de Lira Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Lira earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 201.73% more than the national average, earning R 717,036 per year and in United States they earn 32.33% more than the national average, earning $57,100 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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