Ferrerira Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

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

Ferrerira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferrerira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Colombia561:853,1088,661
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ferrerira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferrerira is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ferrerira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrerira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 973,426th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Ferrerira occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Ferrerira reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 27 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 3,015,131. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 28 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 21 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 12 percent are found.

Ferrerira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ferrerira last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ferrerira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $25,225,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning $56,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.92% less than the national average, earning $36,806 CAD per year.

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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 Ferrerira
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