Ferreire Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Ferreire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferreire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Portugal471:221,6658,706
United States331:10,983,604436,696
France231:2,887,944200,772
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ferreire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferreire occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferreire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,272,314th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Ferreire are found; 34 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 3,755,690. In Brazil Ferreire is most common in: São Paulo, where 26 percent reside, Ceará, where 9 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 9 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Ferreire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferreire last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Ferreire earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $42,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferreirea9429/
Ferreiere941/
Ferrere931,798/
Ferreir93320/
Fereire93103/
Ferrire9310/
Ferreira885,705,636/
Ferreres883,090/
Ferriere882,721/
Ferrerez8836/
Ferreiar888/
Ferreyre886/
Ferreirz886/
Ferreirt885/
Ferreiri883/
Ferrerea883/
Ferrerie882/
Ferreird882/
Ferrerer882/
Ferraire881/
Fereirea881/
Ferreier881/
Ferreirá881/
Ferrerre881/
Fearreir881/
Ferrer86333,663/
Ferire8667/
Ferrir8617/
Fereir865/
Ferreiroa82221/
Ferreirra82155/
Ferrreira82154/
Feirreira8286/
Feerreira8249/
Ferreiira8242/
Ferreiraa8241/
Fferreira8236/
Ferreiera8224/
Ferrereiz8220/
Ferrereis8217/
Ferreiara8214/
Ferreiora8210/
Pferreira824/
Ferreirai822/
Ferreiraj822/
Fierreira822/
Ferrairie821/
Ferreiyra821/
Ferreiura821/
Vferreira821/
Ferreirúa821/
Ferrerres821/
Ferreihra821/
Ferrearie820/
Ferrera8036,816/
Ferrier8021,058/
Fereira8012,574/
Ferreri8010,627/
Ferrare801,067/
Ferrira801,041/
Ferraer80235/
Pferrer80130/
Verrire8043/
Ferrrer8027/
Ferreer8021/
Feirrer8019/
Farrere8015/
Ferrère8014/
Ferrerr808/
Ferrery807/
Ferrair807/
Ferrior806/
Fierrer806/
Feerrer806/
Ferriri803/
Ferrerd803/
Ferroir803/
Fererer802/
Fereree801/
Fearrer801/
Ferrear801/
Ferires801/
Feurrer801/
Ferrert801/
Ferreur801/
Ferirer800/
Fareire800/
Ferreirová783/
Ferrerreiz782/
d'Ferreira782/
Fierrierie781/
Ferrrreira781/
Ferreirova781/
Ferir77151/
Ferreyra75122,278/
Ferrarez751,322/
Ferriera751,230/
Verriere751,062/
Ferrieri751,035/
Ferrares75295/
Ferrerio75250/
Verheire75159/
Ferraira75158/
Ferreris75143/
Feereira7565/
Fereirra7561/
Ferrerra7553/
Ferreura7538/
Farraire7534/
Farreyre7530/
Feirrera7528/
Ferareis7523/
Ferreara7518/
Ferrarer7511/
Feireira759/
Ferrrira759/
Ferreriz759/
Fereijra756/
Firreira755/
Ferrerri754/
Feareira754/
Ferreari753/
Ferreera753/
Ferrijer753/
Ferrrera752/
Ferreyar752/
Fereiraa752/
Ferrerai752/
Fereiera751/
Fererrer751/
Ferrairi751/
Ferrarea751/
Ferrierr751/
Ferreruy751/
Fèrreira751/
Ferrarei751/
Ferreîra751/
Ferréira751/
Fereiora751/
Ferreĭra751/
Ferreíra751/
Verrerie751/
Férreira751/
Ferreraj751/
D'Ferrer751/
Ferriery751/
Ferrarre751/
Pfierrer750/
Feurer711,995/
Ferari711,480/
Ferrar711,270/
Feyrer711,082/
Fehrer71885/
Feirer71738/
Ferrareis71462/
Fearer71281/
Ferere71221/
Feerer71199/
Ferare7177/
Ferira7176/
Férrer7131/
Firrer7121/
Ferrreyra719/
Fereri719/
Fejrer719/
Verrer718/
Fererr716/
Ferrareiz716/
Pherreira715/
Ferrerová715/
Pherreyir715/
Ferryr714/
Ferreyrra714/
Ferrarrez714/
Farire713/
Ferrér713/
Fyrrer713/
Ferreyroa713/
Ferrierra712/
Ferair712/
Ferreraia712/
Ferreyraa712/
Freíre712/
Ferriiera711/
Feerriris711/
Faerreari711/
Färrer711/
Férire711/
Feerreyra711/
Fferreyra711/
Ferrairio711/
Ferrierio711/
Ferreyara711/
Ferreyera711/
Feryre711/
Firire711/
Firrir711/
Vereir710/
Ferrari67309,428/
Ferrara6791,652/
Verrier678,653/
Ferrary67948/
Ferrard67325/
Fereyre67317/
Faraire67253/
Farrare67216/
Firreri67174/
Feerrar67143/
Feehrer67140/
Firrera67115/
Ferarri6777/
Ferarez6769/
Ferares6768/
Fererra6759/
Fereres6743/
Fergere6734/
Feraris6731/
Ferario6730/
Ferarra6729/
Ferryra6720/
Feirera6717/
Fairrer6714/
Feuhrer6714/
Feriere6714/
Ferraur6713/
Feyrera6713/
Pfeirer678/
Feraira676/
Fierari675/
Fareiry675/
Ferrarj674/
Ferarie674/
Ferouri674/
Ferhari674/
Feratri673/
Feerira673/
Ferariz673/
Firrira673/
Ferarre672/
Ferraré672/
Fettrer671/
Pherrir671/
Ferieri671/
Ferrarr671/
Feihrer671/
Farirei671/
Varrere671/
Ferrarz671/
Feriori671/
Fererri671/
Ferrêra671/
Férrère671/
Ferrarï671/
Fererio671/
Fererre671/
Fesriry671/
Farreri671/
Ferzari671/
Feroure671/
Fararee671/
Faririe671/
Ferrart671/
Ferirre670/
Fererry670/
Fereret670/
Fierrar670/
Foraire670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferreire
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