Fereitas Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Fereitas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fereitas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Fereitas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fereitas has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fereitas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fereitas is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Fereitas is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Fereitas are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Fereitas is most numerous in: Bahia, where 25 percent live, Mato Grosso, where 25 percent live and Paraíba, where 25 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feritas9350/
Fereita931/
Ferreita8848/
Ferheita881/
Ferestas881/
Freoitas881/
Ferita86347/
Fereta8664/
Feretasse821/
Ferreitta820/
Veritas80264/
Feretos8059/
Faritas8038/
Feresta8029/
Ferreta8028/
Ferista8020/
Feritta8010/
Feretta808/
Ferrita805/
Feritah803/
Frejtas801/
Fiereta801/
Feraita801/
Ferhita801/
Feratas801/
Feritaj801/
Foretas800/
Ferretta75191/
Ferestad75150/
Fereshta758/
Verettas757/
Ferritha752/
Forettas752/
Freìítas751/
Ferritta751/
Feeresta751/
Feristai751/
Ferishta751/
Ferretos751/
Vereta71761/
Firita71646/
Verita71528/
Ferata7188/
Ferito7136/
Feereshta712/
Fireta712/
Frejta711/
Fereto711/
Fyrita711/
Ferreto671,747/
Fiorita671,272/
Ferrito67690/
Ferataj67603/
Ferrata67397/
Ferahta67297/
Feretto6750/
Veretta6721/
Varetas6714/
Fajrita6712/
Ferioto679/
Ferhata679/
Feretou676/
Vierita676/
Firgita675/
Veritaz674/
Feritto674/
Fioreta673/
Fijrita673/
Fitrita673/
Feruito673/
Verieta672/
Fuirita672/
Veritay672/
Feratai671/
Ferasta671/
Feratap671/
Firoita671/
Foritos671/
Vhereta671/
Feristo671/
Veratas671/
Ferasto671/

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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 Fereitas
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