Ferreiro Surname
Approximately 25,474 people bear this surname
Ferreiro Surname User-submission:
It is a surname with Portuguese origins. It has two different meanings. The first meaning refers to the profession of blacksmithing. That is, an iron craftsman who sells or repairs iron parts. It was used in blacksmith families. The second meaning refers to a common migratory bird in Portugal inserted in the Turdid family, called Ferreirinho.
Read More About This SurnameFerreiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 12,983 | 1:3,601 | 436 |
| Argentina | 3,897 | 1:10,968 | 1,025 |
| Cuba | 3,539 | 1:3,256 | 430 |
| Mexico | 1,130 | 1:109,846 | 3,914 |
| United States | 1,047 | 1:346,188 | 31,090 |
| Brazil | 605 | 1:353,842 | 13,556 |
| Uruguay | 566 | 1:6,063 | 673 |
| Portugal | 340 | 1:30,642 | 1,941 |
| Venezuela | 332 | 1:90,976 | 3,470 |
| France | 153 | 1:434,135 | 62,815 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Paraguay | 124 | 1:58,361 | 1,617 |
| Switzerland | 118 | 1:69,601 | 8,338 |
| Chile | 112 | 1:157,290 | 5,296 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Colombia | 50 | 1:955,481 | 9,064 |
| Germany | 46 | 1:1,750,119 | 100,509 |
| El Salvador | 36 | 1:176,219 | 1,982 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Ecuador | 25 | 1:636,234 | 11,898 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Ferreiró (2) are calculated separately.
Ferreiro (26) may also be a first name.
Ferreiro Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname with Portuguese origins. It has two different meanings. The first meaning refers to the profession of blacksmithing. That is, an iron craftsman who sells or repairs iron parts. It was used in blacksmith families. The second meaning refers to a common migratory bird in Portugal inserted in the Turdid family, called Ferreirinho.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsIt is a surname with Portuguese origins. It has two different meanings. The first meaning refers to the profession of blacksmithing. That is, an iron craftsman who sells or repairs iron parts. It was used in blacksmith families. The second meaning refers to a common migratory bird in Portugal inserted in the Turdid family, called Ferreirinho.
- carolferrosaThe Ferreiro surname means 'smith', 'one who works with iron'. It's a Galician surname from Galicia, Spain.
It appears in a document, in Galicia, as old as 1301.
- sicuoyaFerreiro Demographics
Average Ferreiro Salary in
United States
$46,039 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ferreiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferreiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ferreiro occurs most in Spain. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ferreiró. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferreiro? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,397th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 286,078 people. The surname Ferreiro occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Ferreiro reside; 52 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Ferreiro is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 26 people.
The last name is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 12,983 people, or 1 in 3,601. In Spain Ferreiro is most numerous in: Galicia, where 63 percent live, Madrid, where 9 percent live and Catalonia, where 7 percent live. Besides Spain it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent live and Cuba, where 14 percent live.
Ferreiro Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ferreiro surname are 13.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.87% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ferreiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 3988.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 792,590 per year; in South Africa they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning R 251,232 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $26,672,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $46,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.1% more than the national average, earning $69,607 CAD per year.
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