Ferreeira Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Ferreeira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 78 | 1:2,744,543 | 81,769 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ferreeira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferreeira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ferreeira is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferreeira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ferreeira is the 2,007,164th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Ferreeira reside; 91 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America.
It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 2,744,543. In Brazil Ferreeira is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 14 percent are found, Maranhão, where 12 percent are found and Bahia, where 10 percent are found. Other than Brazil it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fereeira | 94 | 72 | / |
| Ferrieira | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ferreaira | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ferreoira | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ferrueira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fereeiroa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ferraeira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ferreuira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ferriera | 82 | 1,230 | / |
| Ferreura | 82 | 38 | / |
| Ferieira | 82 | 6 | / |
| Ferriira | 82 | 4 | / |
| Feraeira | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ferriyra | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ferryera | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ferrierra | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ferrieras | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ferreuyra | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ferriiera | 78 | 1 | / |
| Feriera | 75 | 38 | / |
| Fergera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fereura | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ferriere | 71 | 2,721 | / |
| Ferriero | 71 | 1,883 | / |
| Ferrieri | 71 | 1,035 | / |
| Verriera | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ferierra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ferriery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ferrieres | 67 | 677 | / |
| Ferrierio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferrierro | 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 Ferreeira
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