Ferreira Alves Surname
Approximately 6,825 people bear this surname
Ferreira Alves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6,605 | 1:32,411 | 1,370 |
| France | 142 | 1:467,766 | 66,487 |
| Luxembourg | 47 | 1:12,352 | 2,231 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Cape Verde | 7 | 1:75,663 | 2,587 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ferreira Alves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferreira Alves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferreira Alves is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ferreira Alves click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferreira Alves? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 72,260th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,067,772 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ferreira Alves are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Luso-South America.
It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 6,605 people, or 1 in 32,411. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 25 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and Luxembourg, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferreiraalves | 96 | 6 | / |
| Ferrera Alves | 96 | 2 | / |
| Fereira Alves | 96 | 1 | / |
| Ferreira-Alves | 93 | 13 | / |
| Ferreira Alvez | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ferreira E Alves | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ferreiro Alves | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ferriera Alves | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ferrer Alves | 92 | 14 | / |
| Ferreira Alavez | 90 | 1 | / |
| Freiria Alves | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ferreira Lovis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ferreira Elvas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ferreira Lavos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Freire Alves | 85 | 267 | / |
| Furrer Alves | 85 | 2 | / |
| Ferrer Alvis | 85 | 1 | / |
| Ferreira Lavezo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ferrari Alves | 81 | 37 | / |
| Ferrary Alves | 81 | 2 | / |
| Ferrare Alves | 81 | 2 | / |
| Ferraro Alves | 81 | 1 | / |
| Freirie Alves | 81 | 1 | / |
| Ferreira Louvise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freirealves | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ferreira Louvisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ferrario Alves | 79 | 1 | / |
| Freyre Alves | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ferreira Louviz | 76 | 1 | / |
| Vareiro Alves | 74 | 4 | / |
| Furrier Alves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freire Louvisi | 64 | 2 | / |
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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 Ferreira Alves
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