Ferreiro Surname

21,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Cuba

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.

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Ferreiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain12,9831:3,601436
Argentina3,8971:10,9681,025
Cuba3,5391:3,256430
Mexico1,1301:109,8463,914
United States1,0471:346,18831,090
Brazil6051:353,84213,556
Uruguay5661:6,063673
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
Venezuela3321:90,9763,470
France1531:434,13562,815
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Paraguay1241:58,3611,617
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
Chile1121:157,2905,296
England741:752,94741,527
Colombia501:955,4819,064
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
El Salvador361:176,2191,982
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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 Submissions

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.

- carolferrosa

The 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.

- sicuoya

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferreiró962/
Ferreiros941,571/
Ferreiroa94221/
Ferreirop941/
Ferrero9369,862/
Fereiro9347/
Ferriro936/
Ferreira885,705,636/
Ferriero881,883/
Ferreyro881,146/
Ferreros88416/
Ferrairo88169/
Ferrerro885/
Ferreroz883/
Ferrearo882/
Farreiro882/
Ferrrero882/
Ferriros881/
Ferreirã881/
Forreiro881/
Ferreirá881/
Fereiros881/
Ferero86190/
Feriro863/
Ferreiras822,629/
Ferreyros821,003/
Ferreirra82155/
Ferrreira82154/
Feirreira8286/
Feerreira8249/
Ferreirós8245/
Ferreiira8242/
Ferreiraa8241/
Fferreira8236/
Ferreiera8224/
Ferreiara8214/
Ferreiora8210/
Ferreitra828/
Ferrairos824/
Ferreirad824/
Pferreira824/
Faerreira824/
Fetrreira823/
Ferreyroa823/
Ferreisra822/
Fierreira822/
Ferreiyra821/
Ferrierro821/
Fgerreira821/
Ferreiura821/
Ferreuira821/
Vferreira821/
Ferreiraz821/
Ferreiròs821/
Foerreira821/
Ferreihra821/
Ferraro8085,626/
Ferrera8036,816/
Fereira8012,574/
Ferrira801,041/
Farrero80417/
Forrero80238/
Fererro80110/
Fereyro8029/
Feriero8027/
Vereiro8025/
Fergero8021/
Ferarro8019/
Ferreró807/
Foreiro802/
Fereuro801/
Ferryro801/
Fierero801/
Ferrerà801/
Ferzero801/
Farriro800/
d'Ferreira782/
Ferrrreira781/
Ferreyra75122,278/
Ferreras7528,928/
Ferriera751,230/
Ferraira75158/
Farreira75112/
Feereira7565/
Fereirra7561/
Ferrerra7553/
Ferreura7538/
Ferraros7538/
Feirrera7528/
Varreiro7526/
Ferreara7518/
Fierraro7518/
Ferrarro7516/
Ferreraz7512/
Verreira7511/
Ferrerat7510/
Ferretra759/
Feireira759/
Ferrrira759/
Ferriras758/
Ferraera757/
Ferrgira756/
Fereijra756/
Fereiras755/
Firreira755/
Ferrairó755/
Feareira754/
Ferreera753/
Forreira753/
Ferrerós753/
Ferrrera752/
Fereiraa752/
Faereira752/
Ferrraro751/
Ferarros751/
Fereiera751/
Fererrop751/
Verriero751/
Fèrreira751/
Ferreîra751/
Ferréira751/
Fereiora751/
Ferreĭra751/
Ferreíra751/
Férreira751/
Ferriraz751/
Ferryera751/
Feriyaro751/
Ferriora751/
Fetreira751/
Ferroggiaro74178/
Ferruggiaro7458/
Feraro71421/
Fariro71137/
Ferira7176/
Ferreyras7110/
Ferrreyra719/
Ferrerras717/
Pherreira715/
Ferreyrra714/
Ferreeras713/
Ferrierra712/
Ferriorra712/
Ferrearas712/
Ferreyraa712/
Verero712/
Ferrarohe711/
Ferriiera711/
Feerreyra711/
Fferreyra711/
Ferrreras711/
Ferreraas711/
Ferreuyra711/
Ferreyara711/
Ferreyera711/
Ferreyraz711/
Fferreras711/
Ferrairas711/
Ferrara6791,652/
Farrera676,894/
Vareiro671,212/
Farraro67121/
Firrera67115/
Fareira6792/
Pherero6762/
Fererra6759/
Varrero6730/
Ferarra6729/
Vereira6721/
Ferryra6720/
Fariroh6720/
Feyrera6713/
Farreró6710/
Feraira676/
Verrera675/
Forerro674/
Feerira673/
Firrira673/
Firerro672/
Forrira671/
Ferrêra671/
Verraro671/
Forrera671/
Feriras671/
Feraroz671/

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