Figueiroa Surname
Approximately 2,980 people bear this surname
Figueiroa Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from Galicia (region of Spain) where there is a language similar to Portuguese. In the Galician language and Portuguese the word, figueira, means 'fig tree'. The shield is formed by five leafs of a fig tree. Its said that the surname originates from the "Figueroa Battle".
Read More About This SurnameFigueiroa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,556 | 1:83,754 | 3,146 |
| Portugal | 368 | 1:28,310 | 1,809 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Figueirôa (149) are calculated separately.
Figueiroa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from Galicia (region of Spain) where there is a language similar to Portuguese. In the Galician language and Portuguese the word, figueira, means 'fig tree'. The shield is formed by five leafs of a fig tree. Its said that the surname originates from the "Figueroa Battle". Every year Muslims went to Catholic lands to request a hundred catholic damsels, but once the Catholic people in the north of Spain fought against Muslims in a fig tree field using branches of fig trees. The Catholic people won and the Figueroa surname was born that day.
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Average Figueiroa Salary in
United States
$29,631 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Figueiroa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Figueiroa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Figueiroa is found most in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms: Figueirôa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Figueiroa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Figueiroa is the 148,377th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,445,485 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Figueiroa live; 86 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname Figueiroa is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,556 people, or 1 in 83,754. In Brazil Figueiroa is primarily found in: Pernambuco, where 46 percent reside, São Paulo, where 18 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Figueiroa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Figueiroa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Figueiroa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.33% less than the national average, earning $29,631 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figueirôa | 96 | 149 | / |
| Figueiroua | 95 | 1 | / |
| Figueroa | 94 | 743,541 | / |
| Figuiroa | 94 | 43 | / |
| Figuerroa | 89 | 133 | / |
| Fuigueroa | 89 | 25 | / |
| Figueroas | 89 | 24 | / |
| Figueroha | 89 | 10 | / |
| Figueeroa | 89 | 7 | / |
| Figuerooa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Fiqueiroa | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ffigueroa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Figueroaa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Figueroua | 89 | 3 | / |
| Figgueroa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Figoueroa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Figuaeroa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Figueuroa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Figuejroa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fighueroa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Figueroaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Figueroad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Feigueroa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Figueirao | 89 | 1 | / |
| Figueroat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Figeroa | 88 | 1,278 | / |
| Figiroa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Fiqueroa | 82 | 279 | / |
| Fegueroa | 82 | 154 | / |
| Figuerao | 82 | 52 | / |
| Figgeroa | 82 | 49 | / |
| Feguiroa | 82 | 27 | / |
| Figuerôa | 82 | 21 | / |
| Figeroua | 82 | 19 | / |
| Figieroa | 82 | 18 | / |
| Figuaroa | 82 | 14 | / |
| Figveroa | 82 | 13 | / |
| Fuigeroa | 82 | 10 | / |
| Figaeroa | 82 | 7 | / |
| Ficueroa | 82 | 7 | / |
| Figueróa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Figoeroa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Figerroa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Figouroa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Figheroa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Figiroua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Figeroha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fiquiroa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Figueroá | 82 | 1 | / |
| Figaroa | 75 | 904 | / |
| Fegeroa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Figreoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vigeroa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fegiroa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Figerao | 75 | 1 | / |
| Figarroa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fequeroa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Feguaroa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Figeruoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fequiroa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fegouroa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fegoeroa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fegaeroa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuigarroa | 67 | 1 | / |
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