Fereira Surname
Approximately 12,574 people bear this surname
Fereira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5,854 | 1:36,569 | 1,507 |
| Venezuela | 5,106 | 1:5,915 | 702 |
| United States | 341 | 1:1,062,929 | 77,588 |
| Portugal | 245 | 1:42,523 | 2,481 |
| India | 212 | 1:3,618,233 | 101,667 |
| France | 161 | 1:412,563 | 60,334 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Philippines | 97 | 1:1,043,693 | 87,866 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Colombia | 48 | 1:995,293 | 9,207 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 29 | 1:6,118 | 455 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 26 | 1:52,461 | 4,513 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Grenada | 23 | 1:4,719 | 595 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Cape Verde | 11 | 1:48,149 | 1,796 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Fereira (18) may also be a first name.
Fereira Demographics
Average Fereira Salary in
United States
$36,747 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fereira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fereira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fereira (Marathi: फेरेईरा, Russian: Фереира) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fereira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fereira is the 41,502nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 579,573 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Fereira reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Luso-South America. Fereira is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname Fereira is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 5,854 people, or 1 in 36,569. In Brazil Fereira is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 15 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live and Bahia, where 8 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 41 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Fereira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fereira has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,410 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fereira Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fereira last name are 42.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fereira earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.94% less than the national average, earning R 176,004 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.91% less than the national average, earning $18,637,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.84% less than the national average, earning $36,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $47,806 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fereira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fereira in the Marathi language | ||
| फेरेईरा | phere'ira | - |
| Fereira in the Russian language | ||
| Фереира | fereira | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fereira
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