Feixeira Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Feixeira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feixeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Feixeira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feixeira is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feixeira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Feixeira are found; 81 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

Feixeira is most common in Portugal, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 182,776. Aside from Portugal Feixeira occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fexeira932/
Feizeira882/
Feixere801/
Ficheira7519/
Fecheira7511/
Feyisera751/
Fecera7134/
Fecira7123/
Vixera712/
Fesera712/
Fezira711/
Fisira711/
Faceira671,959/
Ficiara67124/
Fazeera6712/
Pfisira679/
Viseira677/
Fezzera674/
Fechera673/
Fecerza673/
Fazeira673/
Fezirah671/
Fessira671/
Veceira671/
Feshera671/
Faseera671/
Feisero671/
Fichira671/
Faseira670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Feixeira
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