Feitosa Surname

4,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Feitosa Surname User-submission:

A surname of Italian origin, whose coat is the two-headed eagle with the crescent moon, meaning thereby the representation of power in the East and West.

Feitosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131,9411:1,623174
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Peru351:908,11818,273
France301:2,214,091176,965
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
England71:7,959,723202,100
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Feitósa (1) are calculated separately.

Feitosa (52) may also be a first name.

Feitosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Italian origin, whose coat is the two-headed eagle with the crescent moon, meaning thereby the representation of power in the East and West.

- Luan Feitosa

Feitosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feitosa has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also occur as: Feitósa. Click here for other potential spellings of Feitosa.

How Common Is The Last Name Feitosa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,250th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,026 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Feitosa live; 100 percent live in South America and 100 percent live in Luso-South America. Feitosa is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.

Feitosa is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 131,941 people, or 1 in 1,623. In Brazil Feitosa is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 15 percent reside, Ceará, where 13 percent reside and Maranhão, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Feitosa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Feitosa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Feitosa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 42.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,070 per year and in United States they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $38,528 USD per year.

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