Fereira Surname

41,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Grenada

Fereira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fereira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5,8541:36,5691,507
Venezuela5,1061:5,915702
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
India2121:3,618,233101,667
France1611:412,56360,334
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Philippines971:1,043,69387,866
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Colombia481:995,2939,207
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
São Tomé and Príncipe291:6,118455
Trinidad and Tobago261:52,4614,513
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Grenada231:4,719595
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
England151:3,714,537119,675
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Cape Verde111:48,1491,796
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Fereira (18) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferreira935,705,636/
Feereira9365/
Fereirra9361/
Feireira939/
Fereijra936/
Fereiras935/
Feareira934/
Fereiraa932/
Faereira932/
Fereiera931/
Fereirea931/
Fereiora931/
Fetreira931/
Ferera92345/
Ferira9276/
Ferreiras882,629/
Ferreiroa88221/
Ferreirra88155/
Ferrreira88154/
Feirreira8886/
Feerreira8849/
Ferreiira8842/
Ferreiraa8841/
Fferreira8836/
Ferreirea8829/
Ferreiera8824/
Ferreiara8814/
Ferreiora8810/
Ferreitra888/
Ferreirad884/
Pferreira884/
Faerreira884/
Fetrreira883/
Ferreirai882/
Ferreisra882/
Ferreiraj882/
Fierreira882/
Ferreiyra881/
Fgerreira881/
Ferreiura881/
Ferreuira881/
Vferreira881/
Ferreiraz881/
Ferreirúa881/
Foerreira881/
Ferreihra881/
Ferrera8636,816/
Ferrira861,041/
Fereyra86187/
Fereire86103/
Fareira8692/
Fereras8686/
Fererra8659/
Fereiro8647/
Feriera8638/
Vereira8621/
Feyrera8613/
Fereraz8610/
Feraira866/
Feerira863/
Feretra862/
Fereera862/
Pferera861/
Fereura861/
Feriras861/
Fergera861/
Ferzera861/
Fereray860/
d'Ferreira822/
Ferrrreira821/
Ferreyra80122,278/
Ferreras8028,928/
Ferreiro8025,474/
Ferriera801,230/
Ferreire80180/
Ferraira80158/
Farreira80112/
Fererras8055/
Ferrerra8053/
Ferreura8038/
Ferreara8018/
Ferreraz8012/
Verreira8011/
Ferrerat8010/
Ferretra809/
Ferrrira809/
Ferriras808/
Ferrgira806/
Firreira805/
Feriyara804/
Ferreera803/
Ferreiri803/
Ferrerea803/
Forreira803/
Ferrrera802/
Ferierra802/
Viereira802/
Ferrerai802/
Fereyras802/
Ferreiró802/
Fereyara801/
Fèrreira801/
Ferreirã801/
Ferreîra801/
Ferréira801/
Ferreĭra801/
Ferreíra801/
Férreira801/
Fereeras801/
Ferriraz801/
Ferryera801/
Ferreirá801/
Ferreraj801/
Fereiros801/
Ferriora801/
Ferara77294/
Ferere77221/
Ferero77190/
Farira7793/
Ferire7767/
Verera7732/
Ferery7720/
Firira7714/
Fereri779/
Verira775/
Feriro773/
Ferreiros751,571/
Ferreirós7545/
Ferreyras7510/
Ferrreyra759/
Ferrerras757/
Pherreira755/
Ferreyrra754/
Ferreyroa753/
Ferreeras753/
Ferrierra752/
Ferreraia752/
Ferriorra752/
Ferrearas752/
Ferreyraa752/
Ferriiera751/
Feerreyra751/
Fferreyra751/
Ferreiere751/
Ferrreras751/
Ferreirop751/
Ferreiròs751/
Ferreraas751/
Ferreuyra751/
Ferreyara751/
Ferreyera751/
Ferreyraz751/
Fferreras751/
Ferrairas751/
Ferrari71309,428/
Ferrara7191,652/
Ferraro7185,626/
Ferrero7169,862/
Ferreri7110,627/
Ferrere711,798/
Ferrare711,067/
Ferrary71948/
Vareira71421/
Fereyre71317/
Ferarha71168/
Farirai71143/
Vierira71119/
Fererro71110/
Feroura71101/
Fareura71100/
Fereres7143/
Fergere7134/
Vireira7132/
Fereyro7129/
Ferarra7129/
Feriero7127/
Vereiro7125/
Fergero7121/
Ferryra7120/
Feirera7117/
Faraira7115/
Feriere7114/
Vherera7111/
Ferrire7110/
Pherera719/
Ferrery717/
Ferreró717/
Ferriro716/
Verrera715/
Fergara715/
Ferrarj714/
Ferayra714/
Ferriri713/
Farerra713/
Vereara713/
Firrira713/
Foreiro712/
Faerara712/
Ferraré712/
Ferarah712/
Fererer712/
Pfirira711/
Feraraz711/
Fereree711/
Fereuro711/
Ferieri711/
Fierero711/
Feirara711/
Forrira711/
Feriori711/
Vierera711/
Fererri711/
Ferires711/
Ferrêra711/
Fareyra711/
Feraara711/
Fererio711/
Fererre711/
Ferrerà711/
Ferzero711/
Fesriry711/
Farhira711/
Ferarat711/
Fierery710/
Ferhery710/
Ferirer710/
Ferirre710/
Fererry710/
Fereret710/
Ferrario6723,794/
Ferraris6723,112/
Ferreres673,090/
Ferriere672,721/
Ferriero671,883/
Virreira671,518/
Ferrarez671,322/
Ferreyro671,146/
Ferrieri671,035/
Ferrariz671,003/
Ferreros67416/
Ferrares67295/
Ferrerio67250/
Varreira67246/
Ferrairo67169/
Verheire67159/
Ferreris67143/
Ferrarie67115/
Ferrarha67111/
Ferraraz6771/
Farairah6762/
Ferraras6744/
Firgaira6740/
Ferraros6738/
Ferrerez6736/
Ferruggiara6733/
Ferrarri6728/
Feirrera6728/
Ferareis6723/
Fierraro6718/
Ferrarra6717/
Ferrayra6717/
Ferrarro6716/
Verriera6715/
Ferrarer6711/
Ferrrari679/
Farreyra679/
Ferreriz679/
Phareira677/
Ferraera677/
Ferreyre676/
Ferrerro675/
Ferrairó675/
Ferrerri674/
Pherirat674/
Feirerra674/
Ferreari673/
Ferreroz673/
Ferrerós673/
Farraira672/
Ferrearo672/
Ferrerie672/
Ferrerer672/
Farreiro672/
Ferrarós672/
Ferrrero672/
Ferroura672/
Ferrraro671/
Fererrer671/
Fererrop671/
Ferrairi671/
Ferrarai671/
Ferrarea671/
Ferriros671/
Feeriris671/
Feireras671/
Feirerer671/
Farreara671/
Ferreruy671/
Ferraire671/
Ferrarei671/
Ferrarêz671/
Fêrrêira671/
Feirrira671/
Fērreíra671/
Forreiro671/
Ferrarys671/
Ferraréz671/
Fereyres671/
Ferrerre671/
Firriras671/
Farrerra671/
Feriyaro671/
Ferriery671/
Ferrarre671/
Ferrarze671/
Ferrrara670/
Ferierre670/

Fereira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fereira in the Marathi language
फेरेईराphere'ira-
Fereira in the Russian language
Фереираfereira-

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Footnotes

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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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