Fereeira Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Fereeira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fereeira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fereeira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fereeira is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fereeira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Fereeira occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fereeira live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 3,102,527. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferreeira | 94 | 87 | / |
| Fereeiroa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ferieira | 88 | 6 | / |
| Feraeira | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ferrieira | 82 | 9 | / |
| Ferreaira | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ferreoira | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ferraeira | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ferreuira | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ferrueira | 82 | 1 | / |
| Feriera | 80 | 38 | / |
| Fergera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fereura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ferriera | 75 | 1,230 | / |
| Ferreura | 75 | 38 | / |
| Ferriira | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ferierra | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ferriyra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ferryera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ferrieras | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ferrierra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ferreuyra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ferriiera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fareura | 67 | 100 | / |
| Fergere | 67 | 34 | / |
| Feriero | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fergero | 67 | 21 | / |
| Feriere | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ferieri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fereuro | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Fereeira
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